Overview

• The World Health Organization noted a slight decrease in global tuberculosis deaths from 1.32 million to 1.25 million in the past year.
• Despite progress, tuberculosis is likely the leading cause of death among infectious diseases in 2023, surpassing COVID-19.
• Efforts to reduce tuberculosis deaths by 75% from 2015 to 2025 have only achieved a 23% decrease so far.
• More than half of new tuberculosis cases in 2023 were reported in India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, and Pakistan.
• Effective treatment can cure about 85% of tuberculosis cases, but without it, the disease remains deadly for nearly half of those infected.