TUBERCULOSIS SITUATION IN 2020

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Population: 25,778,815
Low-income

135,000

estimated people who developed TB. Among them 11,000 were Children (WHO TB Database)

45,360

missing people with TB ( 6,384 were Children) (WHO TB Database)

NA

estimated people who developed Drug Resistant TB (DR-TB) - a form of TB more difficult to diagnose, treat and cure (WHO TB Database)

NA

missing people with DR-TB(WHO TB Database)

NA

estimated people who developed TB and were coinfected with HIV(WHO TB Database)

NA

people were diagnosed with both, HIV infection and TB disease(WHO TB Database)

NA

people died because of TB (WHO TB Database)

TB is the number NA

cause of death among communicable, maternal, neonatal & nutritional diseases(IHME Global Burden of Disease, 2020)

TB, 2010-2020

Drug Resistant TB, 2010-2020

TB-HIV Co-infection, 2010-2020

UNHLM Diagnosis and Treatment Targets

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UNHLM TB Preventive Therapy Targets

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Resources Needed to reach UNHLM Targets Resources include Health System Cost and Enablers

Due to the Covid pandemics, needs are likely to increase in 2021-2022

Undernourishment

HIV

Living in Slums

Diabetes

NA values indicate missing data

Age/Sex disaggregation of People with TB, 2020

WHO

Available TB Funding (US$ Millions), 2011-2020TB Funding excludes Health System Cost

Available Funding: Sources & Category, 2020

TB REACH Grants (US$ Cummulative) (2010-2020)

 

Diagnostics and Medicines supplied by GDF

(including New Drugs and Regimens)

Communities, Human Rights and Gender

 
StopTB Partnership

Progress Related to Global Plan Targets

Reach at least 90% of people with TB
Successfully treat at least 90% of notified people with TB

Country Membership & Eligibility

Yes(Y)/No(N)

  • Is High TB Burden? Y
  • Is High DR-TB Burden? Y
  • Is High TB-HIV Burden? N
  • Eligible for Global Fund Funding (TB or TB/HIV)? Y
  • Participates in GF Strategic Initiative to find missing people with TB? N
  • Active national TB MP Caucus? N
  • National StopTB Partnership? N
  • USAID TB Priority? N

StopTB Partners in Country