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Table 1 Incidence, prevalence, relapse and mortality rates of TB in Taiwan region (2004-2008)

From: Assessing trends and predictors of tuberculosis in Taiwan

Area/county/city

Incidence

Ratea

Prevalence

Rateb

Relapse

Proportionc

TB mortality

Rated

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Taiwan

68 (5)

88 (5)

4.38 (0.11)

0.036 (0.013)

Northern Taiwan

57 (3)

74 (3)

3.77 (0.12)

0.032 (0.01)

   Ilan County

78 (2)

99 (2)

5.04 (0.86)

0.031 (0.015)

   Taipei City

50 (4)

65 (3)

2.70 (0.26)

0.033 (0.013)

   Taipei County

60 (23)

79 (3)

4.23 (0.51)

0.028 (0.009)

   Keelung City

80 (4)

104 (6)

4.01 (0.61)

0.025 (0.003)

   Taoyuan County

57 (2)

74 (2)

4.13 (0.32)

0.033 (0.016)

   Hsinchu County

53 (4)

69 (6)

2.75 (0.30)

0.034 (0.009)

   Hsinchu City

48 (2)

62 (2)

1.30 (0.21)

0.041 (0.018)

   Miaoli County

51 (8)

66 (10)

4.43 (0.23)

0.050 (0.023)

Central Taiwan

68 (4)

88 (6)

4.32 (0.20)

0.040 (0.015)

   Taichung County

58 (4)

75 (5)

3.69 (0.44)

0.035 (0.023)

   Taichung City

54 (2)

70 (2)

4.52 (0.30)

0.040 (0.019)

   Changhwa County

73 (3)

95 (4)

3.87 (0.15)

0.057 (0.019)

   Nantou County

86 (9)

112 (11)

5.64 (0.24)

0.034 (0.015)

   Yunlin County

87 (10)

113 (13)

3.89 (0.53)

0.027 (0.005)

   Chiayi County

74 (8)

97 (10)

4.90 (1.48)

0.036 (0.021)

   Chiayi City

55 (5)

72 (7)

6.26 (1.23)

0.028 (0.010)

Southern Taiwan

83 (6)

108 (8)

4.67 (0.05)

0.038 (0.015)

   Tainan County

74 (5)

96 (6)

4.07 (0.02)

0.031 (0.013)

   Tainan City

55 (4)

72 (5)

6.08 (0.08)

0.029 (0.013)

   Kaohsiung City

78 (5)

102 (7)

4.27 (0.26)

0.041 (0.015)

   Kaohsiung County

96 (8)

125 (10)

5.11 (0.04)

0.034 (0.015)

   Pingtung County

108 (10)

140 (12)

4.53 (0.09)

0.052 (0.021)

Eastern Taiwan

116 (10)

151 (13)

8.17 (0.54)

0.040 (0.019)

   Taitung County

104 (10)

136 (13)

7.29 (1.61)

0.045 (0.026)

   Hwalien County

124 (10)

162 (13)

8.68 (0.07)

0.037 (0.015)

  1. a Incidence rate (per 100,000 population) (2004-2008): Annual regional confirmed TB case/total regional population number [4].
  2. b Prevalence rate (per 100,000 population): Annual regional incidence rate × duration of illness (= 1.3 year) based on Taiwan Tuberculosis Control report (2007-2009) [30].
  3. c Relapse proportion (2007-2008): (Annual regionally relapsed case/total regionally notification case) × 100. Adopted from Taiwan CDC database and Taiwan Tuberculosis Control report [30].
  4. d TB mortality rate (person-1 yr-1) (2004-2008): Annual regionally TB induced mortality/annual regional incidence [4].