Global TB Burden 2023: 9.11M Incident Cases, Progress Toward End TB Targets Is Fragile

In 2023, global TB incidence declined 19.2% since 2015, but 9.11M new cases and 1.22M deaths occurred. MDR-TB accounted for 466K cases. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia bear highest mortality. Progress is fragile, with recent health funding cuts threatening gains.

• Systematic analysis of GBD 2023 data across 204 countries; modeled estimates with wide uncertainty intervals.
• HIV-associated TB: 781K incident cases, 210K deaths; removing smoking, alcohol, and high fasting plasma glucose could reduce TB deaths to 768K globally.
• Limitation: Reliance on modeled data from incomplete vital registration and surveillance, especially in low-resource settings; estimates may undercount true burden.

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