Global TB Report 2023

Santhosh Kumar 15/11/2023

Global TB Report 2023 mind map
WHO annual report since 1997
Global Tuberculosis Report 2023
comprehensive assessment
TB epidemic
prevention progress
diagnosis progress
treatment progress
at levels
global
regional
country
data sourced from national health ministries
coverage
192 countries
over 99% of world’s population and TB cases
Report findings
TB as second leading death cause
from single infectious agent
net reduction
8.7% from 2015 to 2022
far from 50% reduction milestone by 2025
COVID-related disruptions
half a million excess deaths in 2020–2022
treatment success rates improved
88% for drug-susceptible TB
63% for MDR/RR-TB
India specific findings
infected population
28.2 lakh in 2022
1 person every 11 seconds
contribution to global burden
27% of total TB cases
reporting of TB cases
increase to 24.2 lakh in 2022
treatment coverage
increased to 80%
among 4 countries to achieve in high-burden list
TB mortality contribution
reduced from 36% to 26% in 2022
completed National TB prevalence survey
current case rate
199 new cases per lakh population

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