The article presents data on one of the main epidemiological rates defining the burden of tuberculosis in the system of WHO global statisticstuberculosis mortality.The article describes in detail the WHO assessment of this rate and provides main data on the evaluation and notification of lethal cases due to tuberculosis in certain countries, WHO regions and worldwide.Data presented in the article include the comparison of definitions of mortality and values of registered mortality due to tuberculosis, obtained in Russia, worldwide and countries of WHO European Region.The article discusses if it is possible to achieve indicators set up in the WHO Stop TB Strategy (1990Strategy ( -2015 and WHO End TB Strategy (2016-2035.