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Incidence of TB (all types) (per 100 000)

Definition	Number of cases of tuberculosis (all types) reported to the Department of Health per 100 000 population (for the year). Note that reporting rates in some areas are far from complete and this may influence the values quite significantly.
Reference	Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease -> Tuberculosis (TB) -> Case finding

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