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The objective of this section is to present the best available data on a wide range of health and related indicators.  This should provide health planners and managers with easy access to data from a variety of sources.

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Incidence of TB (PTB new Sm+) (per 100 000)

DefinitionNumber of cases of tuberculosis (pulmonary TB, new smear positive cases) reported to the Department of Health per 100 000 population (for the year).

Note that reporting rates in some areas are far from complete and this may influence the values quite significantly.
Keywords
Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease -> Tuberculosis (TB) -> Case finding

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Incidence of TB (PTB new Sm+) (per 100 000) [Definition]
1995 GlobalTB---------[1] 56.0
2000 GlobalTB---------[2] 167.0
2001 ---------[3] 188.1
2002 228.1274.3188.9203.491.9130.0339.4260.3430.1[4] 218.7
2003 263.7288.8185.6332.2105.8138.0413.6267.4372.3[5] 250.6
2004 225.4283.7214.3258.3113.4108.7387.7269.4391.8[6] 235.5
2004 GlobalTB---------[7] 266.0
2005 255.5322.0233.8299.8121.6172.4395.4350.9399.2[8] 267.5
2005 GlobalTB---------[9] 262.0
2006 285.2322.5223.9337.6133.6222.3394.2325.5369.3[10] 277.8
2006 GlobalTB---------[11] 272.0
2007 339.7314.5187.9372.7143.1256.3340.1298.2343.4[12] 283.4
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Global TB database: Global TB database. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/
    Local copy: -
    Downloaded 2008-03-19.
  2. Global TB database: Global TB database. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/
    Local copy: -
    Downloaded 2008-03-19.
  3. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  4. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  5. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  6. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  7. Global TB database: Global TB database. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/
    Local copy: -
    Downloaded 2008-03-19.
  8. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  9. Global TB database: Global TB database. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/
    Local copy: -
    Downloaded 2008-03-19.
  10. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
  11. Global TB database: Global TB database. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/tb/country/global_tb_database/
    Local copy: -
    Downloaded 2008-03-19.
  12. DoH TB: Department of Health (TB section). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/tb/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/TB/
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