Dikhyaa Mohanty 
India had the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2022, despite notable advancements in case detection and mitigating the negative effects of COVID-19 on the TB program. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported in its Global TB Report 2023 that there were 28.2 lakh cases in India, making up 27% of all TB cases worldwide. According to the report, 3,42,000 patients, or about 12% of the total, passed away from the illness in India.
According to the report, TB cases worldwide were concentrated in just 30 countries, accounting for up to 87% of cases. In terms of the frequency of cases, Indonesia (10%), China (7.1%), Philippines (7), Pakistan (5.7%), Nigeria (4.5%), Bangladesh (3.6%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (3%), came in after India. From 258 patients per 1,000 people in 2015 to 199 cases per 1,000 people in 2022, India has successfully decreased the number of TB cases. It is still far higher than the average for the world, which is 133 per 100,000 people.
India had a case fertility ratio (CFR) of 12%, meaning that 12 out of every 100 TB patients passed away. At 5.8%, the global average is nearly half that. Therefore, India still has a long way to go in containing the deadly illness.
