The burden and challenges of tuberculosis in China: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.

ABSTRACT: To achieve the End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy, it is important to understand the characteristics of TB in China, which may provide the government with important clues for controlling TB by 2030. Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015) and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) were reviewed and analysed. The age-standardized death rate decreased by 83.79% [95% uncertainty interval (UI) 73.06-87.10] from 1990 to 2015. The age-standardized prevalence of TB in males decreased steadily by 33.88% (95% UI 29.35-37.67) but nearly increased by 6.24% (95% UI -2.02-15.07) in females from 1990 to 2015. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were higher in males than in females, and the highest TB burden was found in the elderly (70+ years of age). Over the period 1990

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668247 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature