WHO report shows 35% drop in India's TB deaths, earlier data said 38%
The World Health Organization's 2026 Global Tuberculosis Report indicated that India recorded 1.1 million TB deaths in 2025, representing a 35 % decline in mortality since 2015. Earlier releases of the same report highlighted a 38 % reduction in TB deaths and a 94 % treatment success rate for drug-susceptible cases, attributing the progress to expanded community screening and digital diagnostics. According to INSIGHTS IAS, the WHO report omitted India's incidence estimates pending a survey calibration, creating data gaps.