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Description: tuberculosis was once one of the most common in low- and middle-income countries due to its high death toll (up to 1.5 million per year) among infected individuals. According to the World Health Organization's national tuberculosis control program, Iraq is a high-burden country with an annual death rate from TB of over 3000. This places Iraq at number 17 out of 22 countries in the eastern Mediterranean region. The most common issue with tuberculosis treatment is a relapse after initial treatment has been completed. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines "default" as two months or more without treatment, a correlation between defaulting status and demographic factors such as age, family income, smoking, anti-tuberculosis medicine side effects, and chronic conditions,covd19 pandemic, so The World Health Organization's DOTS strategy must be put into place with the help of all relevant organizations. 91 TB patients who live in Baghdad city involved in this study,41 of them are defaulters. The other TB non defaulter patients ,a comparison between both group to estimate the effect of different variables on default TB treatment. The results of this study show a correlation between defaulting status and demographic factors such as age, family income, smoking, anti-tuberculosis medicine side effects, and chronic conditions. There was no correlation between default state and variables like gender, location,. Conclusion:- The World Health Organization's DOTS strategy must be put into place with the help of all relevant organizations, both private and public. Raise health education, help patients stay on their treatment.