Africa: Tuberculosis
(asked on 16th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of HIV-related deaths in (1) Kenya, (2) Malawi, (3) Mozambique, (4) Nigeria and (5) Rwanda that are due to tuberculosis.
This question was answered on 30th July 2015
World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that, in 2013, the proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB was as follows:
Proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB in 2013 | |
Kenya | 16% |
Malawi | 7% |
Mozambique | 46% |
Nigeria | 40% |
Rwanda | 10% |