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India sees 21% dip in TB cases but has 25% of new patients globally
Times of India | English | News | Nov. 14, 2025 | Epidemics and Pandemics
India has achieved a 21% decline in tuberculosis (TB) cases, with the incidence falling from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024. This rate of decline is nearly twice the global average of 12% and ranks among the steepest reductions seen in high-burden countries. Despite this progress, India still accounts for 25% of new TB cases worldwide in 2024, representing a quarter of the global burden.
The reduction reflects intensified efforts under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, which includes innovative case-finding strategies, adoption of advanced diagnostic technologies, and extensive community mobilization. Treatment coverage has increased substantially from 53% in 2015 to over 92% in 2024, diagnosing 26.18 lakh patients out of an estimated 27 lakh cases and reducing "missing" TB cases from 15 lakh to less than one lakh.
India’s treatment success rate has reached 90%, surpassing the global average of 88%, and there has been no significant increase in multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The WHO Global TB Report 2025 notes that 30 high TB-burden countries accounted for 87% of global cases, with India, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, and Pakistan responsible for over half of all new infections. The South-East Asia region contributed 34% of global TB cases, followed by the Western Pacific (27%) and Africa (25%).