WHO: Global Tuberculosis Cases Hit Highest Number Since Monitoring Began in 1995

The WHO noted that most of the increase in TB cases between 2022 and 2023 reflected population growth.

A doctor examines the x-rays of a tuberculosis (TB) patient at a clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 27, 2002. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

New cases of tuberculosis globally reached a record high in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Roughly 8.2 million individuals were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) last year, which is the highest number since the organization began monitoring the disease in 1995, the WHO said in an Oct. 29 statement.