Tuberculosis mortality rate in Kyrgyzstan reduces fivefold for 16 years
For 16 years, tuberculosis mortality rate in
According to him, in the history of the republic, the highest incidence was in 2001. Then it amounted to 168 cases per 100,000 population, the death rate — 27 cases per 100,000.
«As a result of the work done in 2016, compared to 2001, we reduced the incidence almost 2 times — up to 93 cases per 100,000, and the death rate was reduced five-fold — up to 5.6 cases per 100,000 people. In general, the incidence among children and adolescents is also decreasing,» Abdullaat Kadyrov said.
«Despite the steady decline in morbidity and mortality from TB, the situation has remained tense for the last ten years. A stable form of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is growing,» he added.
