Tuberculosis claimed close to three lakh lives between 2012 and 2016, making it one of India's deadliest infectious diseases. Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh registered a high number of deaths per one lakh of the population. Though deaths due to TB have come down, casualties due to vector-borne diseases have been on the rise in recent years. TB, a grave concernThe chart shows the infectious diseases which cause the most number of deaths in India from 2011 to 2017. State-wise splitSikkim recorded the highest deaths per lakh of the population (66 per 1 lakh population) due to TB.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2019 10:10 UTC