Distribution of Tuberculosis across the world:
- 1/3rd of the world population is affected with TB[1]
- New infections occur at a rate of 1 per second[1].
- As not all TB infections cause disease, there are asymptomatic TB prevalent too.
- In 2010 there were 8.8 million new cases and 1.45 million deaths, mostly in developing countries[1]
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- 95% of all tuberculosis cases in the world occur in developing countries[2].
- Tuberculosis is prevalent in Russia, India, South East Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, parts of Latin America[2].
- Countries with High prevalence of HIV have the greatest TB burden[2]
References:
[1]Wikipedia the free encyclopedia n.d., Epidemiology of Tuberculosis, viewed 11 September 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_tuberculosis
[2]Ethnomed n.d., Epidemiology of TB,viewed 11 September 2012,http://ethnomed.org/clinical/tuberculosis/firland/epidemiology-of-tb.
