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. 2011 Apr 4;6(4):e17601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017601

Table 4. Case fatality rates used by the WHO to provide estimates of burden of disease*.

Category CFR (%) Region to which CFR is applied
HIV negative
smear-positive untreated 70% Global
smear-negative untreated 20% Global
HIV positive
smear-positive untreated 83% Global
smear-negative untreated 74% Global

*WHO: World Health Organization; CFR: case fatality rate.