Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2009
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Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, and Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percent Change: United States, 1953–2009
| Year | Tuberculosis Cases | Tuberculosis Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | Percent Change | Number1 | Rate1 | Percent Change | |||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
1953 |
84,304 |
52.6 |
-- |
-- |
19,707 |
12.4 |
-- |
-- |
1954 |
79,775 |
48.9 |
-5.4 |
-7.0 |
16,527 |
10.2 |
-16.1 |
-17.7 |
1955 |
77,368 |
46.6 |
-3.0 |
-4.7 |
15,016 |
9.1 |
-9.1 |
-10.8 |
1956 |
69,895 |
41.4 |
-9.7 |
-11.1 |
14,137 |
8.4 |
-5.9 |
-7.7 |
1957 |
67,149 |
39.0 |
-3.9 |
-5.8 |
13,390 |
7.8 |
-5.3 |
-7.1 |
1958 |
63,534 |
36.3 |
-5.4 |
-6.9 |
12,417 |
7.1 |
-7.3 |
-9.0 |
1959 |
57,535 |
32.4 |
-9.4 |
-10.7 |
11,474 |
6.5 |
-7.6 |
-8.5 |
1960 |
55,494 |
30.7 |
-3.5 |
-5.2 |
10,866 |
6.0 |
-5.3 |
-7.7 |
1961 |
53,726 |
29.2 |
-3.2 |
-4.9 |
9,938 |
5.4 |
-8.5 |
-10.0 |
1962 |
53,315 |
28.6 |
-0.8 |
-2.1 |
9,506 |
5.1 |
-4.3 |
-5.6 |
1963 |
54,042 |
28.6 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
9,311 |
4.9 |
-2.1 |
-3.9 |
1964 |
50,874 |
26.5 |
-5.9 |
-7.3 |
8,303 |
4.3 |
-10.8 |
-12.2 |
1965 |
49,016 |
25.2 |
-3.7 |
-4.9 |
7,934 |
4.1 |
-4.4 |
-4.7 |
1966 |
47,767 |
24.3 |
-2.5 |
-3.6 |
7,625 |
3.9 |
-3.9 |
-4.9 |
1967 |
45,647 |
23.0 |
-4.4 |
-5.3 |
6,901 |
3.5 |
-9.5 |
-10.3 |
1968 |
42,623 |
21.2 |
-6.6 |
-7.8 |
6,292 |
3.1 |
-8.8 |
-11.4 |
1969 |
39,120 |
19.3 |
-8.2 |
-9.0 |
5,567 |
2.8 |
-11.5 |
-9.7 |
1970 |
37,137 |
18.1 |
-5.1 |
-6.2 |
5,217 |
2.6 |
-6.3 |
-7.1 |
1971 |
35,217 |
17.0 |
-5.2 |
-6.1 |
4,501 |
2.2 |
-13.7 |
-15.4 |
1972 |
32,882 |
15.7 |
-6.6 |
-7.6 |
4,376 |
2.1 |
-2.8 |
-4.5 |
1973 |
30,998 |
14.6 |
-5.7 |
-7.0 |
3,875 |
1.8 |
-11.4 |
-14.5 |
1974 |
30,122 |
14.1 |
-2.8 |
-3.4 |
3,513 |
1.7 |
-9.3 |
-5.6 |
1975 |
33,989 |
15.7 |
-- |
-- |
3,333 |
1.6 |
-5.1 |
-5.9 |
1976 |
32,105 |
14.7 |
-5.5 |
-6.4 |
3,130 |
1.5 |
-6.1 |
-6.3 |
1977 |
30,145 |
13.7 |
-6.1 |
-6.8 |
2,968 |
1.4 |
-5.2 |
-6.7 |
1978 |
28,521 |
12.8 |
-5.4 |
-6.6 |
2,914 |
1.3 |
-1.8 |
-7.1 |
19792 |
27,669 |
12.3 |
-3.0 |
-3.9 |
2,007 |
0.9 |
-31.1 |
-30.8 |
1980 |
27,749 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
1,978 |
0.9 |
-1.4 |
0.0 |
1981 |
27,373 |
11.9 |
-1.4 |
-2.3 |
1,937 |
0.8 |
-2.1 |
-11.1 |
1982 |
25,520 |
11.0 |
-6.8 |
-7.7 |
1,807 |
0.8 |
-6.7 |
0.0 |
1983 |
23,846 |
10.2 |
-6.6 |
-7.4 |
1,779 |
0.8 |
-1.5 |
0.0 |
1984 |
22,255 |
9.4 |
-6.7 |
-7.5 |
1,729 |
0.7 |
-2.8 |
-12.5 |
1985 |
22,201 |
9.3 |
-0.2 |
-1.1 |
1,752 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1986 |
22,768 |
9.5 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1,782 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1987 |
22,517 |
9.3 |
-1.1 |
-2.0 |
1,755 |
0.7 |
-1.5 |
0.0 |
1988 |
22,436 |
9.2 |
-0.4 |
-1.3 |
1,921 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
14.3 |
1989 |
23,495 |
9.5 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
1,970 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
1990 |
25,701 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
8.2 |
1,810 |
0.7 |
-8.1 |
-12.5 |
1991 |
26,283 |
10.4 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
1,713 |
0.7 |
-5.4 |
0.0 |
1992 |
26,673 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1,705 |
0.7 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
1993 |
25,107 |
9.7 |
-5.9 |
-7.1 |
1,631 |
0.6 |
-4.3 |
-14.3 |
1994 |
24,205 |
9.2 |
-3.6 |
-4.8 |
1,478 |
0.6 |
-9.4 |
0.0 |
1995 |
22,728 |
8.5 |
-6.1 |
-7.2 |
1,336 |
0.5 |
-9.6 |
-16.7 |
1996 |
21,210 |
7.9 |
-6.7 |
-7.8 |
1,202 |
0.5 |
-10.0 |
0.0 |
1997 |
19,751 |
7.2 |
-6.9 |
-8.0 |
1,166 |
0.4 |
-3.0 |
-20.0 |
1998 |
18,287 |
6.6 |
-7.4 |
-8.5 |
1,112 |
0.4 |
-4.6 |
0.0 |
1999 |
17,501 |
6.3 |
-4.3 |
-5.4 |
930 |
0.3 |
-16.4 |
-25.0 |
2000 |
16,309 |
5.8 |
-6.8 |
-7.8 |
776 |
0.3 |
-16.6 |
0.0 |
2001 |
15,945 |
5.6 |
-2.2 |
-3.2 |
764 |
0.3 |
-1.6 |
0.0 |
2002 |
15,056 |
5.2 |
-5.6 |
-6.5 |
784 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
2003 |
14,836 |
5.1 |
-1.5 |
-2.3 |
711 |
0.2 |
-10.2 |
-33.3 |
2004 |
14,499 |
4.9 |
-2.3 |
-3.2 |
662 |
0.2 |
-6.9 |
0.0 |
2005 |
14,064 |
4.8 |
-3.0 |
-3.9 |
648 |
0.2 |
-2.1 |
0.0 |
2006 |
13,734 |
4.6 |
-2.3 |
-3.3 |
644 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
2007 |
13,280 |
4.4 |
-3.3 |
-4.3 |
554 |
0.2 |
-14.0 |
0.0 |
2008 |
12906 |
4.2 |
-2.8 |
-3.7 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
2009 |
11545 |
3.8 |
-10.5 |
-11.3 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
1 Official tuberculosis mortality statistics were compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, National Vital Statistics Reports. TB mortality statistics were unavailable at time of publication for years after 2007.
2 The large decrease in death rate in 1979 occurred because late effects of tuberculosis (e.g., bronchiectasis or fibrosis) and pleurisy with effusion (without mention of cause) are no longer included in tuberculosis deaths.
Percent change in tuberculosis death rates is calculated with rounded figures. See Technical Notes (page 9).
Note: 1993 to 2009 tuberculosis case counts and rates updated as of July 1, 2010, using Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for 1990–1999 (accessed August 30, 2010) and Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico (July 1, 2000– July 1, 2009) (accessed August 30, 2010). Percentage change results reported to one decimal. Ellipses indicate data not available. Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975. See Surveillance Slides #2 and #3.
