Tuberculosis mortality in Brazilian capitals, 2008-2010.

Objective: to analyze the association between tuberculosis mortality and socio-demographics and health indicators in the capitals of Brazilian states and the Federal District.

Methods: this is an ecological study whose outcome was the standardized coefficient of tuberculosis mortality in the 2008-2010 period; the independent variables comprised 16 indicators, grouped into three blocks; Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regression were applied for analysis.

Results: 4,744 deaths from tuberculosis were registered in the 27 municipalities (2.