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A Global Perspective on Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest diseases:

  • One-third of the world’s population is infected with TB.
  • Each year, 9 million people around the world become sick with TB.
  • Each year, there are over 2 million TB-related deaths worldwide.
  • TB is the leading killer of people who are HIV infected.
  • TB causes more deaths among women worldwide than all causes of maternal mortality combined.

 

Released September 2005
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination - http://www.cdc.gov/tb

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