Tuberculosis incidence, deaths and disability-adjusted life years in children and adolescence, 1990-2021: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For a long time, eliminating tuberculosis (TB) has been an enormous challenge in global health. We aim to use the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD 2021) to systematically analyze the TB burden in children and adolescents.

Methods

We used the 2021 GBD to retrieve TB incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) data among people aged 0 to19 years in 204 countries and regions between 1990 to 2021. The data are reported as counts and ratios per 100,000 people and are analyzed by age, sex, location and socio-demographic index (SDI). To quantify the uncertainty of the estimations, we include 95% confidence interval (CI) for each indicator.

Results

Globally, the TB burden among people under the age of 20 has decreased significantly betw

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892809 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature