Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in Chile

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease produced by mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lung. Methodology: A secondary study was carried out based on public data on hospital discharges and mortality due to tuberculosis diseases from the of the Department of Health Statistics and Information of the Chilean Ministry of Health between 2002 and 2019. Result: In 2019, a total of 1,517 hospital discharges due to tuberculosis were recorded, with a hospital admissions due to tuberculosis, with a crude rate of 7.94 per 100,000 inhabitants. With regard to mortality, in 2019, a crude rate of 0.98 per 100,000 population was recorded. For both hospital discharges and mortality for mortality, a higher risk is seen in men and in people over 80 years of age. Discussion: Mortality due to tuberculosis mortality due to tuberculosis in Chile has decreased following the international trend, while the incidence in Chile had stagnated until 2014, and then with an increase until 2019. As observed at the international level international level, the highest risk groups are men and people older than 75-80 years. Conclusion:  The analysis of the impact of tuberculosis at the national level correlates with that observed at the international level, with a greater impact on at-risk populations. a greater impact on at-risk populations.