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Recently, the Global TB Report 2025 was released by World Health Organization (WTO).
Global TB report–Offers a comprehensive and current overview of the global TB epidemic.
It covers progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment at global, regional, and national levels.
184 out of 215 countries and areas submitted data, representing over 99% of the world’s population and TB cases, ensuring strong global representation.
Key findings, 2025
Global TB Status –Causing over 1.2 million deaths and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people globally in 2024.
India (leads with 25%), followed by Indonesia (10%), Philippines (6.8%), China (6.5%), Pakistan (6.3%), Nigeria (4.8%), DR Congo (3.9%) & Bangladesh (3.6%).
India’s Performance –
Decline in TB incidence –Declines 21% from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024 — nearly double the global decline rate of 12% (one of the highest declines in TB incidence globally).
Despite these gains, India’s current TB incidence is still far from its elimination target of 44 cases per 100,000 by 2025, an 80% reduction goal.
Decline in TB mortality rate –Decreased from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 21 per lakh population in 2024.
Improved treatment coverage – Rose from 53% in 2015 to over 92% in 2024 because of India’s innovative case finding approach by uptake of newer technologies, decentralization, etc.
High cases detection –In 2024, 26.18 lakh TB patients were diagnosed - the estimated total TB cases in 2024 were 27 lakh, indicating high detection efficiency.
Drop in unreported cases –Dropped from 15 lakh in 2015 to less than 1 lakh in 2024 due to improved detection and reporting efforts.
Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) TB cases– Saw no major rise in India, accounts for 32% of global MDR-TB cases.
Achievement - TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan –
Treatment success rate in India– Is 90% which is higher than the global average of 88%.
Screened over 19 crore vulnerable people across India for TB, led to the detection of over 24.5 lakh TB patients, among them, 8.61 lakh were asymptomatic cases (showing no symptoms).
