Prime Highlights:
- India has achieved a 21% drop in TB cases from 2015 to 2024, almost double the global decline rate.
- The TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and use of new technologies have greatly improved TB detection and treatment across the country.
Key Facts:
- Treatment coverage rose to 92% in 2024, compared to 53% in 2015, with 26.18 lakh patients treated out of 27 lakh estimated cases.
- TB deaths decreased from 28 to 21 per lakh people between 2015 and 2024, showing better access to care.
Background:
India has achieved a remarkable 21% reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024, nearly twice the global decline rate of 12%, according to the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2025.The Union Health Ministry shared this achievement on Wednesday, saying that India is making steady progress toward ending tuberculosis.
India is now a leading country in the fight against TB, ahead of many others with high cases. The Health Ministry said the success comes from early detection, better testing, and active community support under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
India’s treatment coverage rose to 92% in 2024, up from 53% in 2015. Of the 27 lakh TB cases, about 26.18 lakh patients got treatment. The number of “missing cases”, individuals who go unreported or untreated, fell sharply from 15 lakh in 2015 to less than one lakh in 2024.
The report said there has been no major increase in drug-resistant TB cases, showing that India’s treatment and monitoring systems are working well. India’s TB treatment success rate has reached 90%, above the global average of 88%. TB deaths dropped from 28 to 21 per lakh between 2015 and 2024.
Since December 2024, the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan screened 19 crore people and found 24.5 lakh cases, including 8.61 lakh without symptoms.
The Health Ministry said that India’s strong focus on technology, community support, and local healthcare services has played a key role in speeding up progress toward a TB-free India.
