Tuberculosis claimed 3 lives per minute in 2015: WHO
According to the World Health Organisation, over 3 people died of Tuberculosis every minute in 2015. This comes after WHO released new estimates stating that 18 lakh people died from the disease last year, 3 lakh more than previous estimates. Notably, around 1.04 crore people were affected by Tuberculosis last year and India makes for about a quarter of these.