▪ During 2000, an estimated 8.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) developed worldwide, and nearly two million TB victims died ​ — almost all of them in low - income countries. ​ — MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA.
▪ خلال سنة ٢٠٠٠ ،‏ أُصيب ما يُقدَّر بـ‍ ٣‏,٨ ملايين شخص حول العالم بالسّل .‏