title: Mortality trends and risk of dying from pulmonary tuberculosis in the 7 socioeconomic regions and the 32 States of Mexico, 2000-2009.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tuberculosis (TB) is a world public health problem that still has a high morbidity and mortality rate mainly in countries with significant wealth gaps. Poverty, malnutrition, HIV infection, drug resistance, diabetes and addictions (mainly alcoholism) have been seen to contribute to the persistence of TB as an important health problem in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  Death certificates associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) for 2000-2009 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health. Rates of mortality nationwide, by state, and by socioeconomic region were calculated. The strength of association between states where individuals resided, socioeconomic regions, and education with mortality from PTB was determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants who died from PTB decreased from 4.1 to 2 between 2000 and 2009. Men (67.7%) presented higher mortality than women (32.3%). Individuals failing to complete elementary education presented a higher risk of dying from PTB (RR 1.08 [95%CI: 1.05-1.12]). The socioeconomic region and the entities with the strongest association were region 1, 5, Chiapas and Baja California. Region 1 in 2007 presented RR 7.34 (95%CI: 5.32-10.13), and region 5 in 2009 had RR 10.08 (95%CI: 6.83-14.88).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Mexico, the annual mortality rate from PTB decreased. Men presented higher mortality than women. Individuals failing to complete elementary education showed a higher risk of dying from PTB. The states and regions of Mexico that presented a stronger association with mortality from PTB were Chiapas and Baja California, region 1 and 5.
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Investigación Operativa en Epidemiología, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud, México, D.F.. Electronic address: jsanchez@dgepi.salud.gob.mx.
authors.forename: Juan Jesús
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Barriga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003644:Death Certificates; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012306:Risk; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000401:mortality*
keywords: Factores socioeconómicos; Mexico; Mortalidad; Mortality; México; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Socioeconomic factors; Tuberculosis pulmonar