New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide in 2025, a decline of 75,000 from the previous year, while India continued to account for about a quarter of the global disease burden, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2026, released on Thursday.

The report also noted a 38% reduction in TB deaths in India since 2015, compared with a 35% decline globally.

The global TB, the report added, incidence rate declined by 1.6% between 2024 and 2025, from 131 to 129 cases per one lakh people. However, the reduction remains far below the World Health Organization's End TB Strategy milestones, which called for a 50% decline in TB incidence by 2025 and an 80%...