
30 high TB-burden countries
The WHO has defined three lists of high TB-burden countries for the period 2016-2020 to differentiate the various forms of the disease - tuberculosis, TB/HIV co-infection and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Each list contains 30 countries with high TB rate and emphasizes global actions and commitment needed to fight against TB. Given overlap among the lists, 48 global countries are on at least one list and 14 countries are on all three lists.