# Global, regional, and national age-specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 73 |
| Journal | The Lancet Infectious Diseases |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00007-0 |
| Corresponding authors | GBD 2021 Tuberculosis Collaborators |
| Institution | University of Washington, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/tuberculosis-research-and-epidemiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00007-0](https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00007-0)

## Topics

WHO End TB Strategy · Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · tuberculosis mortality · Tuberculosis incidence · Age-stratified TB burden · HIV-TB coinfection · vital registration data · verbal autopsy data · Cause of Death Ensemble modelling · DisMod-MR 2.1 · population attributable fraction · smoking as tuberculosis risk factor · alcohol use as tuberculosis risk factor · diabetes as tuberculosis risk factor · COVID-19 impact on tuberculosis · prevalence surveys · annual case notifications · tuberculin surveys · 2020 milestones evaluation · older adults tuberculosis burden

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