India Reports 21 Percent Decline in TB Cases Since 2015, Treatment Coverage Rises to 92%: MoS Health
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global TB Report 2025, India has made good progress in controlling tuberculosis. The number of TB cases per lakh population declined by 21%, from 237 in 2015 to 187 in 2024, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel recently informed the Rajya Sabha.
The Minister stated that during this period, treatment coverage improved significantly, from 53% to 92%, primarily due to government efforts to identify undetected TB cases and initiate treatment early. As a result, she said more TB cases are now being officially reported, increasing from 16.07 lakh in 2015 to 26.18 lakh in 2024, indicating that fewer TB cases are now going unnoticed.
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TB cases in India decline by 21 percent: MoS Health tells Rajya Sabha
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