India recorded largest number of tuberculosis cases in 2014
- 6 years ago
India recorded the largest number of tuberculosis cases in the world last year.
1.5 million people, including 140,000 children, died in 2014 from TB.
TB ranks alongside HIV as a leading killer worldwide.
Of the 9.6 million new TB cases in 2014, 58% were in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
1.5 million people, including 140,000 children, died in 2014 from TB.
TB ranks alongside HIV as a leading killer worldwide.
Of the 9.6 million new TB cases in 2014, 58% were in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.