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India TB Report 2022

March 27 , 2022 917 days 881 0
  • In 2021, tuberculosis cases in India increased by 19 percent compared to the previous year.
  • This information was revealed in the India TB Report 2022.
  • By 2021, the total number of TB patients was 19, 33,381.
  • In 2020 it was 16, 28,161.
  • In India, the mortality rate due to all kinds of tuberculosis increased by 11% between 2019 and 2020.
  • About 61 percent of patients suffering from TB were male and the females constituted 39 percent who were put on treatment.
  • 6 percent of the notified patients were in the pediatric category.
  • The highest prevalence was in Delhi.
  • The lowest was in Gujarat.

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