March 27 , 2022
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	- In 2021, tuberculosis cases in India increased by 19 percent compared to the previous year. 
 
	- This information was revealed in the India TB Report 2022.
 
	- By 2021, the total number of TB patients was 19, 33,381. 
 
	- In 2020 it was 16, 28,161.
 
	- In India, the mortality rate due to all kinds of tuberculosis increased by 11% between 2019 and 2020.
 
	- About 61 percent of patients suffering from TB were male and the females constituted 39 percent who were put on treatment.
 
	- 6 percent of the notified patients were in the pediatric category.
 
	- The highest prevalence was in Delhi.
 
	- The lowest was in Gujarat.
 
                                 
                            
                                
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