TB Mortality Rate Increases by 8.6% in South-East Asia: WHO Report
03 Apr 2024 15:34 PM IST
Saima Wazed, the Regional Director of WHO for the Southeast Asia Region, expressed deep concern over this development. She stated, "The TB mortality rate in the Region increased by 8.6% in 2021 compared to 2015. The probability of death between the ages of 30 and 70 years from four major diseases - cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases - is still unacceptably high at 21.6%."
