US EditionGlobal tuberculosis diagnoses rise to a record, but deaths fall, WHO reports
- Wednesday, the World Health Organization said tuberculosis killed an estimated 1.23 million people last year, with deaths falling three percent and cases dropping nearly two percent versus 2023.
- The heaviest burden falls on India and TB spreads through airborne transmission, driven by undernutrition, HIV, diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use disorders, WHO said.
- The report found 10.7 million people fell ill in 2024, with 8.3 million accessing treatment and success rates rising from 68 percent to 71 percent.
- The report warns that funding has stagnated at $5.9 billion last year, far below the $22 billion target, while 63 diagnostics and 29 drugs are in development as of August this year.
- Research gaps remain as no licensed new vaccines in over a century exist and AI-powered diagnostics improve detection while cases decline post-Covid-19, WHO said.
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Pakistan among eight countries accounted for two-thirds of global TB cases
Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN health organisation said as it reported that Pakistan among eight countries accounted for two-thirds of global TB cases. Deaths from TB were down three percent from 2023, while cases dropped by nearly two per cent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its annual overview. An estimated 10.7 million people worldwide fell il…
Global Tuberculosis Deaths Declined in 2024: WHO Report
Worldwide deaths from tuberculosis (TB) decreased in 2024, along with the number of people newly diagnosed with the disease, according to a WHO report released Wednesday. Last year, the number of people who were estimated to have been sickened by TB dropped to 10.7 million—representing the first drop since 2020—after reaching a record high of 10.8 million in 2023, according to the report. That 2024 number is still above 2020’s level of 10.1 mil…
WHO estimates that the rapid treatment of tuberculosis has saved 83 million lives since 2000.
The World Health Organization calls for greater efforts to eradicate tuberculosis. According to a WHO report published in Geneva, the number of new infections has fallen slightly over the past year, but tuberculosis remains one of the most deadly global infectious diseases.
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