Table 101.4.

Rates of reported cases of tuberculosis worldwide by region, 1990 and 2006

Region	Incidence Per 100 000 Population
	1990	2006
Africa	162	363
Americas	65	37
Eastern Mediterranean	111	105
Europe	37	49
South East Asia	200	180
Western Pacific	127	109

Data from World Health Organization.¹⁷