Factsheet Global TB report 2021

Overview

The Burden

• In 2020, an estimated 9.9 million (8.9-10.9 million) people fell ill with TB worldwide, of which 5.5 million were men, 3.3 million were women and 1.1 million were children. People living with HIV accounted for 8% of the total.
• Eight countries accounted for two-thirds of the global total: India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa.
• In 2020, 1.5 million people died from TB, including 214 000 people with HIV. This is a reduction from 2.4 million in 2000.
• Globally, the TB incidence rate fell by 11% between 2015 to 2020 (from 142 to 127 new cases per 100 000 population), including a reduction of 1.9% compared with 2019.