- Name
- Tuberculosis incidence per 1,000 persons per year
- Indicator purpose
- Share of population who have been diagnosed with Tuberculosis.
- Abstract
- The tuberculosis incidence per 1,000 population is defined as the estimated number of new and relapse TB cases (all forms of TB, including cases in people living with HIV) arising in a given year, expressed as a rate per 1 000 population.
- Contact organization / person
- Ministry of Health (MOH)
- Unit of measure
- Rate per 1,000 population
- Other characteristics
- Direct measurement requires high-quality surveillance systems in which under reporting is negligible, and strong health systems so that under-diagnosis is also negligible; otherwise indirect estimates are based on notification data and estimates of levels of under reporting and under-diagnosis.
- Classification used
- Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.
- Disaggregation
- The indicator is disaggregated by country, sex and age (children vs adults).
- Key statistical concepts
- Estimates of TB incidence are produced through a consultative and analytical process led by WHO and are published annually. These estimates are based on annual case notifications, assessments of the quality and coverage of TB notification data, national surveys of the prevalence of TB disease and information from death (vital) registration systems. Estimates of incidence for each country are derived, using one or more of the following approaches depending on available data: (i) incidence = case notifications/estimated proportion of cases detected; (ii) capture-recapture modelling, (iii) incidence = prevalence/duration of condition.
- Recommended uses
- Ending Tuberculosis incidence in the country requires implementing a mix of biomedical, public health target and socioeconomic interventions along with research and innovation. This indicator calls on the government and associated line ministers and organizations to adapt and implement strategies with commitment and financing that focuses on serving populations highly vulnerable to infection and poor health care access, such as migrants. There is a need to engage partners within the health sector and in the fields such as social protection, labour, immigration and justice.
- Other comments
- TB incidence has been used for over a century as a main indicator of TB burden, along with TB mortality. The indicator allows comparisons over time and between countries. Improvement in the quality of TB surveillance data result in reduced uncertainty about indicator values.
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- Baseline
- 25 per 100,000 (2016)
- Target 2020
- Tuberculosis and malaria remain at low levels
- Target 2030
- Tuberculosis and malaria remain at low levels
