Mortality From Tuberculosis in Spain, 1971 to 2007: Slow Decrease in Female and in Elderly Patients

Mortality by tuberculosis in Spain remains greater than in other highly developed countries. The aim of this study is to identify the temporal trends in tuberculosis mortality in Spain from 1971 to 2007.Data were obtained from the Spanish National Institute for Statistics. Age- and sex-specific mortality rates and age-adjusted mortality rates were estimated (direct method). Joinpoint regression was used to identify the years when there were...