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Source: The post is based on the article “Global TB Report: India had highest number of TB cases globally in 2022” published in “Indian Express” on 8th November 2023
Why in the News?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Global TB Report 2023.
What are the key findings of the Global TB Report 2023?
Globally:
| Specifications | Details |
| TB cases in 2022 | 7.5 million.This is the highest number since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995. |
| TB incidence rate (new cases per 100,000 population per year) | Increased by 3.9 per cent between 2020 and 2022.This marks a reversal from the previous declining trend. |
| Deaths due to TB in 2022 | 1.30 million deaths.This was down from estimates of 1.4 million in both 2020 and 2021 and almost back to the level of 2019. |
| High TB Burden countries | (1) Overall, 30 high burden countries collectively made up 87% of global TB cases. (2) Two-thirds of the global TB cases was in eight countries namely: India (27%), Indonesia (10%), China (7.1%), the Philippines (7.0%), Pakistan (5.7%), Nigeria (4.5%), Bangladesh (3.6%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.0%). |
India:
| Specifications | Details |
| TB cases in 2022 | 2.8 million TB cases in 2022 with a 12% case fatality ratio. |
| Multidrug-resistant(MDR) TB cases | Around 1.1 lakh cases |
| Deaths due to TB | 3,42,000 (3,31,000 among HIV-negative people and 11,000 among those with HIV) |
| India’s contribution to TB cases worldwide | India accounted for the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world in 2022.It contributed 27% of the total TB cases. |
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