Telling Numbers: Rise in notified Tuberculosis cases— breakup by state, age, gender | Explained News, The Indian Express

Telling Numbers: Rise in notified Tuberculosis cases— breakup by state, age, gender | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Express News Service |New Delhi |Updated: September 27, 2019 9:36:43 am

Telling Numbers: Rise in notified Tuberculosis cases— breakup by state, age, gender

Among the notified, treatment was initiated for about 19.1 lakh cases (90%) across both public and private sectors. The majority of the affected individuals (89%) were in the age group 15-69 (see chart).

The report said 21.5 lakh TB cases were notified to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in 2018; India accounted for a quarter of the Global TB burden with an estimated 27 lakh new cases in the year. (Source: Representational/File)

On Wednesday, the Centre released the India TB Report 2019, which showed a 16% increase in the number of cases in 2018 as compared to the previous year. The report said 21.5 lakh TB cases were notified to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in 2018; India accounted for a quarter of the Global TB burden with an estimated 27 lakh new cases in the year.