Georgia

Participating institutions

  • National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases

Lead investigator

  • Nestani Tukvadze, MD, PhD
  • As of April 2024

Cohort enrollment capacity

  • Drug-resistant TB
Estimates of TB burden, 2022
Number Rate per 100,000 population
Total TB incidence 2,200 (1,800 – 2,700) 60 (48 – 73)
HIV-positive TB incidence 64 (42 – 90) 1.7 (1.1 – 2.4)
MDR/RR-TB incidence 360 (270 – 440) 9.5 (7.3 – 12)
HIV-negative TB mortality 67 (51 – 85) 1.8 (1.4 – 2.3)
HIV-positive TB mortality 20 (13 – 29) 0.53 (0.34 – 0.77)

Full WHO TB country profile