Tuberculosis in Mayotte. Epidemiological data for 2015–2020.

Key Points

  • Age-standardized incidence rate: 17.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

  • The incidence rate decreased in 2020 compared to 2019 and is well above the national average, placing Mayotte in second place behind French Guiana.

  • Higher reported rate among men than among women, at 17.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants versus 12.0.

  • Most cases are among adults: 32% aged 25–39 and 25.7% aged 40–59 in 2020.

  • The tuberculosis reporting rate among people born abroad has been on the rise for several years.

  • In 2020, nearly three-quarters of cases were pulmonary.

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