Fact Sheet

Statistics for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), Nationwide, CitizenDate of Registration

Notification Date of Most Recent Case 2025/03/26
Week 12/2025 (Cumulative Cases of Previous Week) 0
Week 13/2025 (Cumulative Cases of Current Week) 1
Month 03/2025 (Cumulative Cases of Current Month) 5
Year 2025 (Cumulative Cases of Current Year) 15
Year 2024(Last Year) 66
(Calculation Week) - (Average of Previous 3 Weeks) (Number of Cases) △1
(Calculation Week) - (Average of The Same Period During The Previous 3 Years) (Number of Cases) △2
Cumulative Deaths of Current Year 1
  1. The period for this query is from 2023/12/31 to 2025/03/29
  2. Data as of 2025/03/29 07:30 AM, Current Week is Week 13/2025, Current Month is Month 3/2025.
  3. The numbers in the table represent the cases of tuberculosis, including tuberculosis of all form, MDR-TB, smear-negative TB and extra-pulmonary TB.
  4. The number of deaths are deaths of persons whose primary causu of death is tuberculosis. The classification of the cause of deaths is proccessed in accordance with the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
  5. Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease. Some of the cases require 2-3 months for culture confirmation. Therefore, the calculation of the changes in the number of cases is according to the cases per calculation week, which is the number of cases for the previosu 12 weeks prior to the date of query.
  6. The disease is listed as a notifiable disease since October 15, 2007.
  7. The results of queries are generated automatically. Data may be subject to change without prior notice.
  8. The cumulative annual number of cases is calculated according to the year of notification, onset, or confirmation.
  9. Yearly statistical data must be compiled using 'Year' or 'Year-Month' as the statistical units, with an appropriate data period selected. The 'Year-Week' unit should be used for weekly statistical data. Since weeks may span across different years, the total sum of all weekly data in a year does not equal the yearly statistical data.

2025/3/13起調整次級健保資料年齡分層,健保就診歷史資料均異動,使用時敬請留意。

Starting from March 13, 2025, the age stratification of NHIA data has been adjusted.

As a result, all historical NHIA data has been modified. Please be mindful when using the data.