The number of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients was 8.2 million, the highest figure since the start of the survey in 1995. The number of deaths from tuberculosis last year was 1.25 million, slightly lower than the previous year's 1.32 million.
Although the number of deaths from COVID-19 has decreased, the WHO has predicted that it will be the number one cause of deaths from infectious diseases in 2020. Meanwhile, the number of deaths from COVID-19 during the pandemic (2020-2021) was 1.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 was 4.9 million. Although it is unclear what the number will be after 2022, it is estimated that the number of deaths from COVID-19 is already below tens of thousands per year.
"We are outraged that tuberculosis, which is preventable and treatable, continues to kill so many people," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"We cannot help but feel frustrated," he said, "and we call on all countries to fulfill their commitments to eliminate tuberculosis."
2024/11/01 16:59 KST
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