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MEDICC Review 2009; 11 (1)

Tuberculosis mortality trends in Cuba, 1998 to 2007

González OE, Risco OGE, Borroto GS, Perna GA, Armas PL

Language: English
References: 47
Page: 42-47
PDF size: 196.46 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of illness and death throughout the world. The World Health Organization’s Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015 proposes that countries cut TB mortality by half compared to 1990 rates. In Cuba, TB mortality declined steadily throughout the 20th century, particularly after 1960.
Objective Describe TB mortality distribution and trends in Cuba from January 1998 to December 2007 by infection site, sex, age and province, and determine progress towards the WHO’s 2015 target for TB mortality reduction.
Methods A time series ecological study was conducted. Death certificates stating TB as cause of death were obtained from the Ministry of Public Health’s National Statistics Division, and population data by age group, sex, and province were obtained from the National Statistics Bureau. Crude and specific death rate trends and variation were analyzed.
Results TB mortality declined from 0.4 per 100,000 population in 1998 to 0.2 (under half the 1990 rate) in 2007. Clinical forms of the disease, both pulmonary and extrapulmonary, also declined. The highest mortality rates were found in males and in the group aged ≥ 65 years. Rates were also highest in the capital, Havana, with extreme values of 0.73 and 0.39 per 100,000 population at the beginning and end of the period, respectively.
Conclusions Deaths from TB declined steadily compared to total deaths and deaths caused by infectious diseases. The Global Plan to Stop TB target was met well ahead of 2015. If this trend continues, TB is likely to become an exceptional cause of death in Cuba.


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