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Detailed explanation-1: -Although global TB deaths fell by 22% between 2000 and 2015, the disease was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2015, responsible for more deaths than HIV and malaria.
Detailed explanation-2: -People with active TB can infect 5–15 other people through close contact over the course of a year. Without proper treatment, 45% of HIV-negative people with TB on average and nearly all HIV-positive people with TB will die.
Detailed explanation-3: -TB burden 2021 In 2021 an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB. This was an increase of 4.5% from 10.1 million in 2020. Globally the number of people newly diagnosed with TB, and reported to national governments, dropped from 7.1 million in 2019 to 5.8 million in 2020.
Detailed explanation-4: -A systematic review of the literature yielded an overall case fatality ratio among Indian patients with TB during treatment of 5.16% (95% CI 4.20% to 6.34%).
Detailed explanation-5: -In 2017, a total of 9, 093 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were provisionally* reported in the United States, representing an incidence rate of 2.8 cases per 100, 000 population. The case count decreased by 1.8% from 2016 to 2017, and the rate declined by 2.5% over the same period.