How Burdensome is Tuberculosis in Regions of Ethiopia?
• Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases.
• Despite numerous national and international attempts to prevent and control TB, the disease remains a major global public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
• To devise tailored preventive and curative interventions and targets, clear evidence about the burden and trends of different types of TB and its regional distribution is needed.
• Therefore, this evidence brief aims to estimate the burden of TB among HIV-negative individuals in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2019 by sex, age group, drug resistance status, and regions using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019.
