India rrecorded the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) related deaths among children below the age of 15 in the world in 2015, according to a study published in the scientific journal The Lancet. The findings showed that 60,000 children in India died of TB in 2015, followed by Nigeria and China. The study showed that of the 2.39 lakh children who died of TB in the world, 80% were below the age of five. “This implies that TB should rank as a major cause of deaths among children younger than five,” wrote the authors. The study also found that 17% of children who died were also living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV infection).

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2017 20:15 UTC