PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.16 No.19, May 18, 2023 Article TypeQuickStatsSurveillance Reports

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  Characteristics and Trends of Tuberculosis Deaths in the Republic of Korea, 2021

  Hyewon Lee, Jinsun Kim, Gwangja Park, Hoyong Choi*

  Public Health Weekly Report 2023; 16(19): 563-577 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2023.16.19.1

  

  

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  In 2021, 1.6 million people worldwide died of tuberculosis. This cause of death ranked second only to the coronavirus disease 2 019 (COVID-19). Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with a high disease burden. According to the World Health Organization, the negative impact of COVID-19 will continue after 2021. The mortality rate of tuberculosis has been at the highest level since 2021. The global mortality rate of tuberculosis (1.6 million) increased by 6.7% in 2021 compared with that in the previous year (1.5 million), and the number of tuberculosis deaths in the Republic of Korea (1,430 persons, 2.8 per 100,000) also increased by 5.5% compared with that in the previous year (1,356 persons, 2.6 per 100,000). The number of tuberculosis deaths in 2021 increased compared with that in the previous year but decreased by 42.7% compared with that in 2010 (2,365 persons, 4.7 per 100,000) and by 15.8% compared with that in 2019 (1,610 persons, 3.1 per 100,000). This may be the result of active promotion of the National Tuberculosis Management Policy since 2010. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency aims to continue implementing national tuberculosis management policies and employing government efforts to reduce tuberculosis deaths by strengthening the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with tuberculosis and enhancing treatment success rates.

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  Global Burden of Tuberculosis in 2021 - Global Tuberculosis Report 2022

  Hyewon Lee, Jinsun Kim, Gwangja Park, Hoyong Choi*

  Public Health Weekly Report 2023; 16(19): 578-594 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2023.16.19.2

  

  

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  Globally, approximately 10.6 million people (134 per 100,000) fell ill with tuberculosis ( TB) in 2021, which is a 4.5% increase from 10.1 million (130 per 100,000) in 2020. The global burden of TB deaths is also estimated to have increased by 6.7% from 2020 to 2021, with 1.6 million (20 per 100,000) in 2021. The data was presented in the Global TB report, which included information from 215 countries and territories. The Republic of Korea ranked 106th among these countries, with an estimated TB incidence of 44 per 100,000 and was tied for the 111th rank in TB mortality, with an estimated TB mortality of 3.8 per 100,000. Among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Republic of Korea ranked first in TB incidence and third in TB mortality, with only two countries having higher TB mortality rates. WHO established “The End TB Strategy,” which aims for an 80% reduction in TB incidence and a 90% reduction in the total number of TB deaths between 2015 and 2030. The strategy included milestones for 2020 and 2025. Therefore, to accelerate the goal of ending TB by 2030 in the Republic of Korea, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency will establish “the third National TB Management Comprehensive Plan 2023–2027.

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  Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension, 2010–2021

  Public Health Weekly Report 2023; 16(19): 595-596 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2023.16.19.3

  

  

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