Infectious Disease Mortality Rates, Thailand, 1958–2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Aungkulanon, Suchunya ; McCarron, Margaret ; Lertiendumrong, Jongkol ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta
• Description:
  To better define infectious diseases of concern in Thailand, trends in the mortality rate during 1958-2009 were analyzed by using data from public health statistics reports. From 1958 to the mid-1990s, the rate of infectious disease-associated deaths declined 5-fold (from 163.4 deaths/100,000 population in 1958 to 29.5/100,000 in 1997). This average annual reduction of 3.2 deaths/100,000 population was largely attributed to declines in deaths related to malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal infections. However, during 1998-2003, the mortality rate increased (peak of 70.0 deaths/100,000 population in 2003), coinciding with increases in mortality rate from AIDS, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. During 2004-2009, the rate declined to 41.0 deaths/100,000 population, coinciding with a decrease in AIDS-related deaths. The emergence of AIDS and the increase in tuberculosis- and pneumonia-related deaths in the late twentieth century emphasize the need to direct resources and efforts to the control of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases History, 20Th Century History, 21St Century Humans Infectious Disease Population Surveillance Research
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1794-1801.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:de500383cc33eb7f72f60d7ba3ab68273ebcf8db9ea9ed06d84476b87ca12983
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18864/cdc_18864_DS1.pdf
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