Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India
India: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 2.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India is 2.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India peaked at 2.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2002.
That places India 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 1.06 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million | 1.24 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million | 1.63 million | 2.50 million | 5 |
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More health data for India
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 12.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 11.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 12.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 11.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in India was 2.50 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2002.
- How does India rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- India ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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