Moad J. Al-Rahamneh
Communicable Diseases department in the Ministry of Health, Jordan
Title: Mortality trends for tuberculosis in European Union countries, 2000–2010
Biography
Biography: Moad J. Al-Rahamneh
Abstract
The objective of this study was to update and analyze tuberculosis (TB) mortality data in the European Union between 2000 and 2010 separately for men and women and try to detect if there have been any changes in trends in each country and the association with the economic situation and inequalities.TB mortality rates in the European Union decreased overall in 2000–2010 for both genders. Men have higher TB mortality rates than women in all countries. Our findings were consistent with the downward TB mortality trend in many other countries worldwide.