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About one in five European TB cases went unreported in 2024
A joint WHO Europe–ECDC report found 2024 diagnoses covered 79% of estimated disease burden in the region.
Event / data period: 2026-03-23
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IllustrationECDC and WHO Europe received 161,569 new/relapse notifications from 51 countries in 2024; regional burden was estimated at 204,000.
Notifications covered 79% of estimated cases. Scope is the 53-country WHO European Region.
Data
European TB indicators
Reported notifications are distinguished from modelled burden.
- New and relapse TB notifications
- 161,569 cases
- 2024 · Observed
- Estimated people who fell ill
- 204,000 people
- 2024 · Estimate
- Notifications as share of estimated cases
- 79 percent
- 2024 · Estimate
Methodology
2024 surveillance notifications and WHO burden estimates are reported separately.
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