The 2024 WHO Global TB Report provided the below updates on the global TB burden. CheckTB! again mapped treatment coverage and success per country.

Mortality & Burden

About 1.25 million people died from TB in 2023, including 140,000 people living with HIV. This is a slight improvement from the 1.32 million deaths in 2022 but highlights TB as the leading infectious disease killer, surpassing COVID-19. An estimated 10.8 million people fell ill with TB in 2023, up from 10.6 million in 2022. Among these, 8.2 million new cases were formally diagnosed, the highest since global monitoring began. However, about 2.7 million cases went undetected or untreated, reflecting persistent diagnostic gaps. Five countries—India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, and Pakistan —account for over half of the global TB burden. Men make up 55% of TB cases, women 33%, and children 12%. Of 400,000 estimated cases in 2023, only 44% were diagnosed and treated. Treatment success rates for MDR-TB have risen to 68%. Funding for TB care and prevention dropped to $5.7 billion globally in 2023, far below the $22 billion target.

Treatment coverage vs. Treatment success