OBJECTIVE: We assessed demographic and temporal trends of tuberculosis (TB)-related deaths in the United States and examined associated comorbidities listed on death certificates. METHODS: We analyzed TB-related mortality from 1990 through 2006 by examining multiple-cause-of-death data from the National Center for Health Statistics. We assessed age-adjusted mortality rates, secular trends, associations with demographic variables, and comorbid conditions. RESULTS: From 1990 through 2006, TB was reported as a cause of death among 53,505 people in the U.S. with a combined overall mean age-adjusted mortality rate of 1.16 per 100,000 person-years. The age-adjusted TB mortality rate declined from 2.22 per 100,000 person-years in 1990 to 0.47 per 100,000 person-years in 2006, demonstrating mean annual decline of about 10%. People aged 75 years and older; males; foreign-born people; and those of Hispanic, Asian, black, and Native American race/ethnicity had comparatively elevated TB-related mortality rates. The mortality rate in foreign-born people was more than two times higher than in U.S.-born people. About 89% of deaths among people of Asian race/ethnicity and nearly 50% among black people were foreign-born individuals. Human immunodeficiency virus and selected autoimmune diseases were more common in TB-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS: TB mortality decreased substantially from 1990 through 2006, but remains an important cause of preventable mortality. The observed decrease was more pronounced among U.S.-born people than among foreign-born people. Disparities in TB-related mortality and the identification of important comorbid conditions can inform strategies targeting subpopulations at increased risk for fatal TB infection.
OBJECTIVE: We assessed demographic and temporal trends of tuberculosis (TB)-related deaths in the United States and examined associated comorbidities listed on death certificates. METHODS: We analyzed TB-related mortality from 1990 through 2006 by examining multiple-cause-of-death data from the National Center for Health Statistics. We assessed age-adjusted mortality rates, secular trends, associations with demographic variables, and comorbid conditions. RESULTS: From 1990 through 2006, TB was reported as a cause of death among 53,505 people in the U.S. with a combined overall mean age-adjusted mortality rate of 1.16 per 100,000 person-years. The age-adjusted TB mortality rate declined from 2.22 per 100,000 person-years in 1990 to 0.47 per 100,000 person-years in 2006, demonstrating mean annual decline of about 10%. People aged 75 years and older; males; foreign-born people; and those of Hispanic, Asian, black, and Native American race/ethnicity had comparatively elevated TB-related mortality rates. The mortality rate in foreign-born people was more than two times higher than in U.S.-born people. About 89% of deaths among people of Asian race/ethnicity and nearly 50% among black people were foreign-born individuals. Human immunodeficiency virus and selected autoimmune diseases were more common in TB-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS: TB mortality decreased substantially from 1990 through 2006, but remains an important cause of preventable mortality. The observed decrease was more pronounced among U.S.-born people than among foreign-born people. Disparities in TB-related mortality and the identification of important comorbid conditions can inform strategies targeting subpopulations at increased risk for fatal TB infection.
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