Philippines ranks third globally in TB burden with 500 cases per 100,000 population

The Philippines ranks third globally in the burden of tuberculosis (TB), experiencing 500 new cases per 100,000 population in 2024, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Tuberculosis report 2025.

Globally, 10.7 million people contracted TB in 2024, with 8.3 million new diagnoses and 1.23 million deaths.

India leads the countries with the highest TB burden, accounting for 25 percent of all global cases, followed by Indonesia at 10 percent.

The Philippines is responsible for 6.8 percent of the world's TB cases, placing it third on the list.

Other countries with a high TB burden include China, Pakistan, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Bangladesh.