TB rates in England stay level in 2025, but need to fall further
What was announced
UKHSA is reminding people to be aware of TB symptoms to ensure prompt testing and treatment
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Annual data published today by the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) show that tuberculosis ( TB ) notifications in England in 2025 (5,449 notifications) remain level with 2024 (5,485 notifications), after significant increases in previous years:
- The TB notification rate in England in 2025 was 9.26 per 100,000 population, similar to the rate of 9.36 per 100,000 in 2024.
- However, substantial declines still need to happen to tackle TB as a public health issue in England.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “Provisional data for the first three quarters of 2026 suggest notifications are falling, with notifications down 8.2% compared with the same period in 2025.”
- “The proportion of people with multi-drug resistant TB notifications was also similar, with 2.1% of people in 2025 found to be affected compared to 2.2% in 2024.”
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- UK Health Security Agency (executive agency) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Infectious diseases.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tb-rates-in-england-stay-level-in-2025-but-need-to-fall-further
- Published 2026-10-29 16:00:03 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-29 16:15:23 UTC from GOV.UK
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