WHO: Tuberculosis kills 1.23 million people last year

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatar state media]

“Tuberculosis deaths have fallen by 3 percent to 1.23 million people in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In its annual TB report published on Wednesday, the United Nations health agency also revealed that overall cases of the disease had dropped by almost 2 percent since 2023. It marked the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that TB cases and deaths had declined.” (11/13/25)

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