Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Update on India’s achievements in eliminating and controlling major infectious diseases


A 17.7% reduction in TB incidence (from 237 to 195 per lakh) and 21.4% decline in mortality (from 28 to 22 per lakh) achieved between 2015 and 2023

78.1% drop in Malaria cases and 77.6% decline in deaths recorded from 2015 to 2024; Annual Parasite Incidence (API) falls from 0.92 to 0.18

Kala-azar elimination target of less than 1 case per 10,000 achieved in 633 blocks in 54 districts ahead of 2030 SDG target; status maintained to date

The Case Fatality Rate (death per 100 cases) for Dengue sustained below 1% since 2008 (0.13% in 2024)

Mass Drug Administration (MDA) coverage for Lymphatic Filariasis rises from 75% in 2014 to 85% in 2025

Disease surveillance enhanced through Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP), over 50 epidemic-prone diseases being monitored via paperless, case-based reporting and geotagged heat maps for early detection and rapid response

84% decline reported in mother-to-child HIV transmission and 74.5% drop in transmission rate between 2010 and 2024, outpacing global reduction of 56.5%

Posted On: 22 JUL 2025 4:06PM by PIB Delhi

The Government of India has attained considerable achievements in eliminating and controlling of major infectious diseases, with the following key milestones:

  • The incidence rate of Tuberculosis (TB) in India has shown a 17.7% decline from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 195 per lakh population in 2023, which is more than double the global reduction, while deaths due to TB have reduced by 21.4% from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023 as per the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report, 2024.
  • The country has achieved a reduction of 78.1% in Malaria morbidity and 77.6% in Malaria mortality between 2015 and 2024 with Annual Parasite Incidence (API) reduced to 0.18 in 2024 compared to 0.92 in 2015.
  • The Kala-azar elimination target of less than one case per 10,000 population across 633 blocks in 54 districts of endemic states in 2023 has been achieved, well ahead of the 2030 global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target and this status is still maintained till date.
  • The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of Japanese Encephalitis has reduced from 17.6% in 2014 to 7.1% in 2024.
  • The Case Fatality Rate (death per 100 cases) for Dengue is sustained below 1% since 2008 (0.13% in 2024).
  • Out of 348 Lymphatic Filariasis endemic districts, 143 (41%) has stopped Mass Drug Administration (MDA) and cleared Transmission Assessment Survey (TAS1), up from 15% in 2014. Mass Drug Administration (MDA) coverage has improved from 75% in 2014 to 85% in 2025 against total population.
  • Under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) the surveillance of 50 plus epidemic prone diseases is carried out by paperless, case-based reporting through Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). IHIP provides Geotagging of the individual cases reported in outbreaks for visual geospatial analysis, along with heat map. This helps in health preparedness of the States for early detection and quick response.
  • The number of vertical (mother-to-child) transmission of HIV have declined by around 84% while vertical transmission rate has declined by around 74.5% between 2010 and 2024 compared to around 56.5% globally in the same reference period.

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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