Table 2.
A comparison between TB/HIV mortality rates by region and year
| Year |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
All years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Nb | Median (interquartile range)c | Nb | Median (interquartile range)c | Nb | Median (interquartile range)c | Nb | Median (interquartile range)c |
| African region (AFR) | 20 | 7.89 (1.25–15.90) | 20 | 6.84 (0.52–16.37) | 20 | 8.02 (1.97–18.25) | 60 | 7.85 (0.70–16.51) |
| African regiona (AFRH) | 26 | 61.81 (32.30–124.59) | 26 | 55.58 (31.13–117.34) | 26 | 52.60 (29.70–104.59) | 78 | 55.88 (31.13–117.34) |
| Central European region (CEUR) | 10 | 0.00 (0.00–0.12) | 10 | 0.00 (0.00–0.12) | 10 | 0.00 (0.00–0.03) | 30 | 0.00 (0.00–0.09) |
| Eastern European region (EEUR) | 16 | 0.39 (0.24–1.25) | 16 | 0.57 (0.39–1.86) | 16 | 0.48 (0.27–2.24) | 48 | 0.49 (0.29–1.88) |
| Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) | 17 | 0.05 (0.00–0.23) | 17 | 0.07 (0.00–0.21) | 17 | 0.05 (0.00–0.19) | 51 | 0.05 (0.00–0.23) |
| Established market economies (EME) | 56 | 0.05 (0.00–0.12) | 56 | 0.03 (0.00–0.11) | 56 | 0.03 (0.00–0.10) | 168 | 0.03 (0.00–0.12) |
| Latin American region (LAMR) | 31 | 1.13 (0.20–2.46) | 31 | 1.06 (0.003–2.82) | 31 | 1.15 (0.18–2.92) | 93 | 1.13 (0.19–2.66) |
| South-East Asia region (SEAR) | 11 | 0.05 (0.00–1.38) | 11 | 0.06 (0.00–1.61) | 11 | 1.36 (0.04–3.92) | 33 | 0.08 (0.04–1.61) |
| Western Pacific region (WPR) | 25 | 0.00 (0.00–0.25) | 25 | 0.00 (0.00–0.15) | 25 | 0.00 (0.00–0.53) | 75 | 0.00 (0.00–0.27) |
| African (AFR + AFRH) | 46 | 28.87 (8.33–64.74) | 46 | 27.88 (6.78–64.68) | 46 | 25.17 (8.03–64.85) | 138 | 27.45 (8.01–64.74) |
| Non-African | 166 | 0.10 (0.00–0.76) | 166 | 0.08 (0.00–0.84) | 166 | 0.08 (0.00–1.03) | 498 | 0.09 (0.00–0.85) |
| TOTAL (all regions) | 212 | 0.20 (0.004–3.33) | 212 | 0.15 (0.00–3.14) | 212 | 0.18 (0.00–3.43) | 636 | 0.19 (0.00–3.25) |
a
Notes: African countries with a generalized HIV-infection rate (≥4% in adults aged 15–49 in 2004);
b
N represents the number of countries from each region with TB/HIV mortality rates;
c
Per 100,000 general population.
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; TB, tuberculosis.