Table 1. National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey results.
Year | ||||||||
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1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | ||
Prevalence of latent or active TB infection (<30 years old, %) | 44.5 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 27.3 | 15.5 | |
Annual risk of infection | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
Prevalence of active TB (≥5 years old) | ||||||||
Positive radiographic findings (%) | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.03 | |
Positive culture (%) | 0.94 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.22 | |
Positive smear (%) | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.09 | ||
BCG inoculation rate (<30 years old, %) | 24.3 | 44.4 | 60.6 | 69.9 | 80.1 | 86.0 | 91.8 |
TB, tuberculosis; BCG, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin.