TB cases hit all-time low last year, CDC saysBy Hou Chia-yu and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe total number of newly reported Tuberculosis (TB) cases last year dropped below 6,000 for the first time, with the incidence rate decreasing 66 percent in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on World Tuberculosis Day today. Taiwan last year recorded 5,742 new TB cases, and the incidence rate dropped to 25 cases per 100,000 people from 73 cases in 2005, the CDC said. Those over the age of 65 account for 65 percent of new TB cases, while those over the age of 85 account for more than 15 percent, data showed. Foreign nationals account for about 10 percent of new cases, or 700 to 800 cases annually, he said. A majority of the cases come from Southeast Asian countries with a higher prevalence of TB, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, he said.

Source: Taipei Times March 24, 2026 09:54 UTC