Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2011
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Table 13. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Stopped: United States, 1993–2009
| Year | Total Cases1 |
Completed Therapy | Adverse Event | Moved2 | Lost | Refused | Died3 | Unknown4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | No. | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
|
1993 |
23741 |
18044 |
(76.0) |
0 |
(0.0) |
1120 |
(4.7) |
1086 |
(4.6) |
223 |
(0.9) |
3053 |
(12.9) |
215 |
(0.9) |
|
1994 |
23051 |
17763 |
(77.1) |
0 |
(0.0) |
1194 |
(5.2) |
740 |
(3.2) |
183 |
(0.8) |
2743 |
(11.9) |
428 |
(1.9) |
|
1995 |
21706 |
17306 |
(79.7) |
0 |
(0.0) |
969 |
(4.5) |
570 |
(2.6) |
156 |
(0.7) |
2396 |
(11.0) |
309 |
(1.4) |
|
1996 |
20298 |
16528 |
(81.4) |
0 |
(0.0) |
783 |
(3.9) |
525 |
(2.6) |
156 |
(0.8) |
1998 |
(9.8) |
308 |
(1.5) |
|
1997 |
18930 |
15673 |
(82.8) |
0 |
(0.0) |
667 |
(3.5) |
444 |
(2.3) |
119 |
(0.6) |
1755 |
(9.3) |
272 |
(1.4) |
|
1998 |
17584 |
14766 |
(84.0) |
0 |
(0.0) |
534 |
(3.0) |
411 |
(2.3) |
104 |
(0.6) |
1580 |
(9.0) |
189 |
(1.1) |
|
1999 |
16862 |
14234 |
(84.4) |
0 |
(0.0) |
456 |
(2.7) |
359 |
(2.1) |
104 |
(0.6) |
1437 |
(8.5) |
272 |
(1.6) |
|
2000 |
15785 |
13408 |
(84.9) |
0 |
(0.0) |
408 |
(2.6) |
397 |
(2.5) |
112 |
(0.7) |
1294 |
(8.2) |
166 |
(1.1) |
|
2001 |
15408 |
13241 |
(85.9) |
0 |
(0.0) |
378 |
(2.5) |
402 |
(2.6) |
99 |
(0.6) |
1121 |
(7.3) |
167 |
(1.1) |
|
2002 |
14564 |
12482 |
(85.7) |
0 |
(0.0) |
336 |
(2.3) |
412 |
(2.8) |
87 |
(0.6) |
1080 |
(7.4) |
167 |
(1.1) |
|
2003 |
14379 |
12418 |
(86.4) |
0 |
(0.0) |
313 |
(2.2) |
389 |
(2.7) |
84 |
(0.6) |
994 |
(6.9) |
181 |
(1.3) |
|
2004 |
14081 |
12119 |
(86.1) |
0 |
(0.0) |
337 |
(2.4) |
370 |
(2.6) |
82 |
(0.6) |
975 |
(6.9) |
198 |
(1.4) |
|
2005 |
13681 |
11735 |
(85.8) |
0 |
(0.0) |
323 |
(2.4) |
338 |
(2.5) |
90 |
(0.7) |
985 |
(7.2) |
210 |
(1.5) |
|
2006 |
13316 |
11540 |
(86.7) |
0 |
(0.0) |
292 |
(2.2) |
358 |
(2.7) |
79 |
(0.6) |
939 |
(7.1) |
108 |
(0.8) |
|
2007 |
12903 |
11343 |
(87.9) |
0 |
(0.0) |
241 |
(1.9) |
327 |
(2.5) |
73 |
(0.6) |
819 |
(6.3) |
100 |
(0.8) |
|
2008 |
12551 |
10876 |
(86.7) |
6 |
(0.0) |
257 |
(2.0) |
328 |
(2.6) |
78 |
(0.6) |
843 |
(6.7) |
163 |
(1.3) |
|
2009 |
11153 |
9790 |
(87.8) |
20 |
(0.2) |
99 |
(0.9) |
192 |
(1.7) |
83 |
(0.7) |
666 |
(6.0) |
303 |
(2.7) |
1 Includes all cases in persons reported as alive at diagnosis and taking one or more TB drugs.
2 In 2009 the moved variable was utilized by the following reporting areas: Alaska, California, Georgia, Iowa, and New York City.
3 Died = died of any cause (not only TB).
4 Includes cases in persons reporting reason therapy stopped = Other, Missing, or Unknown.
Note: Data for all years are updated through June 25, 2012.
Data complete through 2009 only. See Technical Notes for details.


