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54 000 TB deaths in SA in 2024, according to WHO

54 000 TB deaths in SA in 2024, according to WHOAnyone can get sick with TB, as it is caused by bacteria that spreads in the air and mainly invades the lungs. (Photo: Silvio Ross/Pixabay)
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12th November 2025 | Marcus Low

Around 54 000 people died of TB in South Africa in 2024 and 249 000 fell ill with the disease, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Around 54 000 people died of TB in South Africa in 2024, according to figures released on Wednesday alongside the WHO’s latest World TB Report. This continues a slow downward trend in TB deaths in recent years. 

Two decades ago, at the peak of the HIV epidemic, TB…

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