India’s tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate has declined by 21 percent between 2015 and 2024, dropping from 237 cases per lakh population to 187 cases per lakh, according to the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2025 and data cited by Union Health Minister JP Nadda in the Lok Sabha. This rate of decline is nearly twice the global average, where incidence fell by about 12 percent over the same period.
TB mortality in India also declined during this period, with deaths falling from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 21 per lakh in 2024. Treatment coverage has risen sharply, increasing from 53 percent in 2015 to around 92 percent in 2024, reflecting improvements in case detection and access to care.
The expansion of diagnostic and treatment services, including rapid molecular testing and broader community screening, has contributed to these gains. India diagnosed over 26 lakh TB patients in 2024, out of an estimated 27 lakh total cases, and has significantly reduced the number of undiagnosed or “missing” TB cases compared with earlier years.
Additionally, the treatment success rate under national programmes has reached around 90 percent, slightly above global averages, even as efforts continue to strengthen surveillance and healthcare delivery.
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