Overview
- Global TB illness rates fell about 2% from 2023 to 2024 after three years of increases, with an estimated 10.7 million cases and 1.23 million deaths in 2024.
- India’s incidence declined 21% since 2015 to 187 per 100,000 in 2024, with treatment coverage at 92% and about 90% treatment success.
- India still accounted for roughly 25% of global TB cases in 2024 and about 32% of multidrug‑ or rifampicin‑resistant TB, with eight countries making up 67% of cases.
- The country cut “missing cases” from about 1.5 million in 2015 to under 0.1 million in 2024 through expanded molecular testing, AI‑enabled X‑rays and large‑scale screening under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
- WHO says international TB funding has stagnated since 2020, the U.S. withdrawal created a multi‑billion‑dollar gap in its 2026–27 budget, and the Global Fund remains the largest donor for low‑ and middle‑income countries.