Dr. Robert Koch discovered
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
on 24th March, 1882.
India China Indonesia South Africa Nigeria Pakistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Brazil
Cambodia Ethiopia Philippines Kenya Russia Viet Nam Uganda Thailand Republic of Congo
No estimate
0–999
10 000–99 999
100 000–999 999
1 000 000 or more
1000–9999
Estimated number of new TB cases (all forms)
Estimated new TB cases (all forms) per 100 000 population
No estimate
0-24
50-99
300 or more
25-49
100-299
No estimate
0–4
20–49
50 or more
5–19
HIV prevalence in TB cases, (%)
India
China
Indonesia
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Russia
UK
USA
Ethiopia
Nigeria
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
9.2 million new cases of TB in 2006, including: 700,000 cases among people with HIV 500,000 cases of MDR-TB
1.5 million people died from TB. 200,000 people died from HIV-associated
TB. Africa has highest incidence rate per capita
(363 per 100,000 population)
One person is infected by TB every two minute.
One person dies of TB every eight minutes.
Pakistan ranked 6th among the countries worst affected by TB, but now has moved down to 8th position.
Estimated incidence of 181 per 100,000. 2,90,000 are infected annually. 60,0000 people die of TB annually.
INCIDENCE:(ALL CASES/100,000 POP/YR)
181 168
PREVELANCE: (ALL CASES/100,000 POP)2
263 299
MORTALITY RATE:
34 28
RANK: 8th 1st
There are more than 40,000 new TB cases in NWFP/FATA each year.
Of these 20,000 TB patients are registered only from Peshawar.
Age of majority of patients ranges from 24-55.
58% comprise females. 1,10,000 patients have been registered and
successfully treated.