What is the true tuberculosis mortality burden? Differences in estimates by the World Health Organization and the Global Burden of Disease study

Alberto L. García-Basteiro, Joe Brew, Brian Williams, Martien Borgdorff, Frank Cobelens

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Abstract

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) periodically provide global estimates of tuberculosis (TB) mortality. We compared the 2015 WHO and GBD TB mortality estimates and explored which factors might drive the differences.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1549-1560
JournalInternational journal of epidemiology
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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