CALCULATION OF YEARS OF LIFE LOST (YLL) CAUSED BY TUBERCULOSIS

OBJECTIVES: In Mongolia, tuberculosis is the sixth cause of death among all death causes, and first reason of death which caused by infectious diseases. Any research and calculation on YLL caused by tuberculosis were not conducted. Objective of the study was to estimate YLL caused by tuberculosis among Mongolian. METHODS: In this analysis we were used data of population illness and death rate of 2015. The YLL calculation method was the same method as which WHO uses for YLL calculation. The analysis of social and economic lost accumulated from GDP per person. In 2015, the average life expectancy of population in Mongolia was 70 years, and GDP in that year equal to $3,943.00. RESULTS: In 2015, about 240 people have died due to pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and 177 of them were male and 63 of them female. Consequently, the YLL calculated as 6085 and 3 person per lOO'OOO population dies due to pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Based on GDP per capita, economic cost equals to $23,993,155.00. CONCLUSIONS: In 2015, preventable YLL caused by tuberculosis was equal to 6085. Furthermore, YLL high in 25-49 age group mostly among the males. Regrettably, this middle age group composes the main national human resource and it is causing greatloss in our country.