In India, malaria “has fallen over 80 percent since 2015, while tuberculosis” has fallen 21 percent, reports The Doomslayer.
The Times of India adds:
India has recorded steep declines in malaria, tuberculosis, and child deaths…Incidence of malaria has dropped by over 80%, with deaths down 78%…
Incidence of tuberculosis has fallen from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh — a 21% decline, nearly double the global average. Maternal mortality has reduced from 130 per lakh live births in 2014 to 88 in 2025, while infant mortality has declined from 39 to 27 per 1,000 live births.
The malaria assessment found transmission persisting in tribal, forested and hard-to-reach areas…The lymphatic filariasis report flagged gaps…in urban slums, industrial belts and migrant settlements.
Diminishing risk of malaria could lead to increased tourism to India. Malaria is not as common in India as in Africa, but some travelers have contracted it in the past. A travel website advised that “Malaria is present throughout India, except for regions over 6,500 feet elevation. Travelers are generally advised to take antimalarials no matter their destination or itinerary in the country.”
Only about 10 million international tourists visited India in 2024, although that is a rise from the pandemic low of 1.5 million visitors in 2021.
That is low for a big country like India, which has 1.5 billion people and is the seventh-largest country in the world in land area.
In fact, India has far less tourism than Thailand, a country to India’s east, which had 36 million international tourists in 2024, despite having only one-twentieth as many people as India, and one-sixth its land area.
Flights to India are more expensive than to some neighboring countries, and Indian hotel taxes are higher.
But many other things are cheap in India. And India is home to 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Taj Mahal, and picturesque forts and palaces in Rajasthan.
