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Standardised death rate due to tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis by type of disease sdg_03_41

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1. Contact

  • 1.1. Contact organisation

  • Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

  • 1.2. Contact organisation unit

  • E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development

  • 1.3. Contact name
  • Restricted from publication
  • 1.4. Contact person function
  • Restricted from publication
  • 1.5. Contact mail address

  • e-mail contact : ESTAT-SDG-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu. 

  • 1.6. Contact email address
  • Restricted from publication
  • 1.7. Contact phone number
  • Restricted from publication
  • 1.8. Contact fax number
  • Restricted from publication

2. Metadata update

  • 2.1. Metadata last certified
  • 2019-06-17
  • 2.2. Metadata last posted
  • 2023-04-28
  • 2.3. Metadata last update
  • 2023-04-27

3. Relevance

The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 3 on good health and well-being.  SDG 3 aims to ensure health and well-being for all at all ages by improving reproductive, maternal and child health; ending the epidemics of major communicable diseases; reducing non-communicable and mental diseases.

The indicator addresses the same topic as the following global SDG indicators: 3.3.1 "Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations", 3.3.2 "Tuberculosis incidence per 100 000 population" and 3.3.4 "Hepatitis B incidence per 100 000 population".

Main prerequisite for meeting these objectives are universal health coverage; access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and to safe, affordable and effective medicines and vaccines for all. Standardised death rates that are used in this indicator take into account that countries with larger shares of older inhabitants also have higher death rates.

4. Statistical Indicator

  • 4.1. Data description

  • The indicator measures the standardised death rate of tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis (International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes A15-A19_B90, B15-B19_B942 and B20-B24). The rate is calculated by dividing the number of people dying due to selected communicable diseases by the total population.

    Data on causes of death (COD) refer to the underlying cause which - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - is "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury". COD data are derived from death certificates. The medical certification of death is an obligation in all Member States.

    The data are presented as standardised death rates, meaning they are adjusted to a standard age distribution in order to measure death rates independently of different age structures of populations. This approach improves comparability over time and between countries. The standardised death rates used here are calculated on the basis of the standard European population referring to the residents of the countries.

  • 4.2. Unit of measure

  • Number per 100 000 persons.

  • 4.3. Reference Period

  • Calendar year.

  • 4.4. Accuracy - overall

  • The indicator is produced according to the high-level quality standards of European Statistics. Details on accuracy can be found in the metadata of the source datasets (see link to related metadata).

7. Accessibility and clarity

  • 7.1. Dissemination format - Publications

  • Analysis of indicator is presented in Eurostat's annual monitoring report on Sustainable development in the EU (progress towards SDGs in the EU context).

  • 7.2. Dissemination format - online database

  • See table sdg_03_41

  • 7.3. Dissemination format - other

  • Eurostat dedicated section on SDGs: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/sdi/overview

8. Comment

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