This statistic depicts the total number of tuberculosis cases in 22 high-burden countries worldwide in 2015. India led the ranking that year with some 2.5 million persons suffering from tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis prevalence in high-burden countries worldwide in 2015
(in 1,000)
* All values are mean values. Mortality excludes deaths among HIV-positive TB cases. Deaths among HIV-positive TB cases are classified as HIV deaths according to ICD-10 and are shown separately in this table.
** For Bangladesh, a joint reassessment of estimates of TB disease burden will be undertaken following completion of the national TB prevalence survey.
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