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Although tuberculosis can be prevented and treated, it is the leading cause of infectious mortality in the world, killing around 4400 people a day. Tuberculosis also remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, causing one in three AIDS deaths. However, progress has been made: deaths from TB among people living with HIV peaked in 2005, with 600,000 deaths; since then, they have halved, reaching 300,000 in 2017.
Countries committed in the 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on AIDS to reduce by 75% the number of deaths due to TB by 2020. In 2017, five low- and middle-income countries 18 additional countries were reduced Deaths due to TB among people living with HIV have increased by more than 50% and are on track to reach the target by the end of the year. end of 2020, provided that the expansion of services is maintained. However, estimates also show that most countries are not on track and that deaths are increasing in some regions and countries.
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