Statistics of Tuberculosis (TB) in India
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Below are the latest Statistics of Tuberculosis (TB) in India, available as of now which will be updated in the future.
- Population : 1.4 Billion
- INCIDENCE – 2.6M
- MORTALITY – 436K
Estimates of Tuberculosis (TB) burden (Data are for 2019)
| Number | Rate | |
| Total TB Incidence | 2.6M (1.8M-3.6M) | 193 (132-266) |
| HIV-positive TB incidence | 71k (49k-98k) | 5.2 (3.6-7.2) |
| MDR/RR-TB incidence | 124k (73k-189k) | 9.1 (5.3-1.4) |
| Incidence (0-14 years) | 333k (203k-464k) | 8.6 (4.4–14) |
| Incidence (≥15 years) | 2.3M (1.4M-3.2M) | 9.9 (6.7–14) |
| Incidence (FEMALES) | 1M (528K-1.5M) | |
| Incidence (MALES) | 1.6M (850K-2.4M) | |
| HIV-negative TB mortality | 436k (404k-469k) | 32(30-34) |
| HIV-positive TB mortality | 9.5k (6k-14k) | 0.69 (0.44 – 1) |
Tuberculosis (TB) case notifications (Data are for 2019)
| Number | Rate | |
| Total new and relapse | 2.2M | 158 |
| — % tested with rapid diagnostics at time of diagnosis | 17% | |
| — % with known HIV status | 80% | |
| — % pulmonary among new and relapse | 78% | |
| — % B+ among new and relapse pulmonary | 57% | |
| — New and relapsed aged 0-14 years | 7% | |
| — % women among new and relapse | 34% | |
| — % men among new and relapse | 59% | |
| Total cases notified | 2.4M |
Universal health coverage and social protection (Data are for 2019)
| TB treatment coverage | 82% (60-120) |
| TB patients facing catastrophic total costs | — |
| TB case fatality ratio | 17% (12-24) |
TB/HIV care in new and relapse TB patients (Data are for 2019)
| Number | (%) | |
| Patients with known HIV status who are HIV-positive | 46.7k | 2.7% |
| — On antiretroviral therapy | 44.5K | 95% |
Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) (Data are for 2019)
| Estimated % of new TB cases with MDR/RR-TB | 2.8% (2.3-3.5) |
| Estimated % of previously treated TB cases with MDR/RR-TB | 14% (14-14) |
| % new pulmonary B+ notified cases tested for RR | 77% |
| %previously treated pulmonary B+ notified cases tested for RR | 82% |
| MDR/RR-TB cases tested for resistance to fluoroquinolones | 36.7K |
| Lab-confirmed MDR/RR-TB cases | 66.3K |
| MDR/RR-TB patients started on treatment | 56.6K |
| Lab-confirmed XDR-TB cases | 2.3K |
| XDR-TB patients started on treatment | 1.9K |
Treatment success rate (Data are for 2018, MDR/RR-TB are for 2017)
| Treatment success rate for new and relapse cases | 82% |
| Treatment success rate for previously treated (excluding relapse) cases | 74% |
| Treatment success rate for HIV-positive TB cases | 74% |
| Treatment success rate for MDR/RR-TB cases started on 2nd line treatment | 49% |
Tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) (Data are for 2019)
| % HIV-positive people started on ART on TPT | 45% |
| % Children (<5 years) household contacts of B+ TB cases on TPT | 33% (30-36) |
TB financing (Data are for 2020)
| National TB budget (US$ million) | 497 |
| % domestic funding | 85% |
| % international funding | 15% |
Cases attributable to five risk factors (Data are for 2019)
| TB cases attributable to alcohol use disorders | 233k (63k-514k) |
| TB cases attributable to diabetes | 95k (25k-213k) |
| TB cases attributable to HIV | 71k (29k-130k) |
| TB cases attributable to smoking | 143k (24k-369k) |
| TB cases attributable to undernourishment | 639k (436k-881k) |
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators associated with TB incidence
| SDG 1 – No Poverty | |
| % of the population living below the international poverty line | 21% (Data 2011) |
| % of the population covered by social protection floors/systems | 94% (Data 2011) |
| SDG 2 – Zero Hunger | |
| Prevalence of undernourishment (% of the population) | 14% (Data 2017) |
| SDG 3 – Good Health and well-being | |
| HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49 years) | |
| Diabetes prevalence (%aged ≥18 years, females) | 8.3% (Data 2014) |
| Diabetes prevalence (%aged ≥18 years, males) | 9.1% (Data 2016) |
| Alcohol use disorder, 12 months prevalence (% aged ≥15 years, females) | 0.5% (Data 2016) |
| Alcohol use disorder, 12 months prevalence (% aged ≥15 years, males) | 9.1% (Data 2016) |
| Smoking Prevalence (% aged ≥15 years, females) | 1.4% (Data 2018) |
| Smoking Prevalence (% aged ≥15 years, males) | 22% (Data 2018) |
| Health expenditure per capita, PP (current international $) | 253 (Data 2017) |
| % of the population with greater than 10% of total household expenditure or income on health | 17 (Data 2011) |
| UHC (Universal Health Coverage) index of essential service coverage | 55 (Data 2017) |
| SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy | |
| % of the population with access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking | 41 (Data 2016) |
| SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth | |
| GDP per capita, PP ( constant 2011 international $) | 6.5k (Data 2018) |
| SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES | |
| GINI Index | 38 (Data 2011) |
| SDG 11 sustainable cities and communities | |
| % of urban population living in slums | 35% (Data 2016) |
