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TB in India: Incidence, Mortality, Treatment Success and State Ranking

24 March 20251 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSTB in India:Incidence, Mortality,Treatment Successand State Ranking24 March 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

New data showed India’s TB cases and deaths falling, but poor results for drug-resistant TB and heavy household health costs.

Key facts

  • Incidence: under 200 per lakh in 2022, versus 237 per lakh in 2015 (16% lower).
  • Mortality: 23 per lakh in 2022, 18% lower than 2015.
  • Treatment success is rising in every category.

Treatment success by type

TB typeSuccess rate
MDR/RR-TB (multidrug or rifampicin resistant)74%
Pre-XDR-TB (MDR-TB plus fluoroquinolone resistance)68%
Severely drug-resistant TB (widest resistance)45%, lowest

TB Index of States

  • Best major States: Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat.
  • Weakest: Punjab, Bihar, Karnataka.

Concerns

  • Over 10% of Indians bear catastrophic health expenditure (above 10% of household income); third highest among 14 lower-middle-income, high-TB countries.
  • About 60% are covered by health insurance, yet many households still face steep costs.

Exam angle

  • Lowest success: severely drug-resistant TB, 45%.

Test yourself

1. What was India's TB mortality rate per lakh population in 2022, according to the TB trends data?

TB mortality was 23 per lakh in 2022, an 18% decline since 2015.

2. Which TB category had the lowest treatment success rate of 45%?

Severely drug-resistant TB has the lowest success rate, 45%.

3. Which set of States was named among the top performers in TB control on the TB Index?

Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat were the top-performing major States.

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