Incidence of tuberculosis in India
India: Incidence of tuberculosis was 187 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in India, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 187 for incidence of tuberculosis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in India peaked at 322 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 187, in 2024.
That places India 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 322 | — |
| 2001 | 321 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 320 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 318 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 315 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 311 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 305 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 298 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 291 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 283 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 276 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 268 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 258 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 248 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 243 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 237 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 225 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 217 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 208 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 202 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 197 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 196 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 196 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 192 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 187 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 308.4 | 283 | 322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 238.2 | 202 | 276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.6 | 187 | 197 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in India?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in India was 187 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 322 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 in 2024.
- How does India rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- India ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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