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.