New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- India has recorded a significant drop in new TB cases emerging in the country each year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thiursday.
From 237 cases per lakh population in 2015, the country's toll of disease incidence dropped to 187 per lakh population in 2024, registering a decline of 21 per cent. The ministry, citing data from the World Health Organisation's Global TB Report 2025, noted that India's decline is almost double the pace of the drop observed globally at 12 per cent.
According to an official document, the country's TB treatment coverage has also expanded in the last decade, from rising from 53 percent in 2015 to 92 percent in 2024.
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