TABLE 2 Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases estimated, detected and commencing treatment: the top 30 countries
CountryBest estimate 2012 n (95% CI)Cases detected and reportedCases commencing treatment
2009201020112012 n (% of estimated)2009201020112012
Afghanistan1100 (0–2900)#0191931 (3)002138
Angola1700 (780–2500)#034045 (3)03545
Azerbaijan2800 (2600–3000)0552811596 (21)0286592406
Bangladesh4200 (3100–5200)0339509513 (12)352339390513
Belarus2200 (2100–2200)1342157615941604 (73)020014462478
Brazil1700 (1400–2000)449573566684 (40)398573630713
China59 000 (52 000–66 000)474279216013007 (5)458122211551906
DPR Korea3800 (3000–4600)#003725 (1)002550
DR Congo2900 (670–5100)#918712181 (3)176191128262
Ethiopia2000 (1200–2900)233140212284 (14)88120199289
India64 000 (49 000–79 000)16602967423716 588 (26)11362967338414 143
Indonesia6900 (5200–8500)0182383428 (6)20142260426
Kazakhstan7000 (6900–7200)3644738774087608 (>100)3209570552617213
Kenya2800 (840–4800)#150112166225 (8)140118156202
Kyrgyzstan1800 (1600–2000)785566806958 (53)545566492775
Rep. Moldova1700 (1600–1800)106910821001894 (53)334791765853
Mozambique2000 (1300–2700)140165283266 (13)10387146213
Myanmar6000 (4600–7500)815192690778 (13)64192163442
Nigeria3600 (2700–4500)282195107 (3)02338125
Pakistan11 000 (0–29 000)#494443441602 (15)3684243441045
Peru2200 (2100–2300)1578104816631225 (56)1856170213741510
Philippines12 000 (9300–15 000)10735221148679 (6)50154823971918
Papua New Guinea1100 (930–1300)#001558 (5)006082
Republic of Korea2200 (1800–2700)04505161212 (55)003071212
Russian Federation46 000 (43 000–49 000)14 68613 69213 78513 612 (30)814313 69218 90218 452
South Africa8100 (6900–9400)9070738610 08515 419 (>100)4143540256436494
Thailand1800 (1400–2200)00510492 (27)29691230
Ukraine6800 (6500–7000)3482533643056934 (>100)3186387049577672
Uzbekistan4000 (3700–4300)654102313851728 (43)4646288551491
Viet Nam3800 (3000–4600)217101601273 (7)307101578713
Total280 000 (190 000–330 000)41 68948 75754 93677 956 (28)26 28739 90150 79671 681
  • Data are presented as n, unless otherwise stated. The % detected may exceed 100% if estimates were too conservative, and if linkage between clinical and laboratory registers was inadequate. Further information can be found in the Materials and methods section. #: based on modelled values from countries in the same region.