As usual, the 2015 global TB report is based on data collected
in annual rounds of global TB data collection from
countries and territories, including 194 Member States. This
is done using a web-based system (https://extranet.who.int/
tme), which was opened for reporting in mid-March. In 2015,
205 countries and territories that account for more than 99%
of the world’s population and estimated TB cases reported
data; this included 183 of WHO’s 194 Member States. Data
about the provision of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT)
to people living with HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART)
for HIV-positive TB patients, which were collected by the
HIV department in WHO and the Joint United Nations Programme
on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), were also used. Following
review and follow-up with countries, the results presented in
the main part of this report are based on data available on 6
August 2015.
The report has four annexes. Annex 1 describes the contents
of the global TB database, how data were collected and
how to access the data. Annex 2 contains country profiles for
the 22 high-burden countries (profiles for other countries
are available online5) and Annex 3 contains regional profiles.
Annex 4 provides detailed data tables for key indicators for
the most recent year for which data or estimates are available,
for all countries.
As the 20th in the series, this 2015 global TB report marks
an important landmark in global TB monitoring by WHO.