Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2011
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Table 8. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Case Verification Criterion and Site of Disease: United States, 1993–2011
| Year | Total Cases | Verification Criterion1 | Site of Disease5 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Culture | Positive NAA2 | Positive Smear | Clinical Case Definition | Provider Diagnosis | Pulmonary 3 | Extra pulmonary 4 | |||||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
|
1993 |
25103 |
20307 |
(81) |
0 |
(0) |
185 |
(1) |
3088 |
(12) |
1523 |
(6) |
21154 |
(84) |
3940 |
(16) |
|
1994 |
24205 |
19506 |
(81) |
0 |
(0) |
189 |
(1) |
2916 |
(12) |
1594 |
(7) |
20318 |
(84) |
3885 |
(16) |
|
1995 |
22727 |
18266 |
(80) |
0 |
(0) |
189 |
(1) |
2748 |
(12) |
1524 |
(7) |
18887 |
(83) |
3835 |
(17) |
|
1996 |
21210 |
17154 |
(81) |
0 |
(0) |
131 |
(1) |
2607 |
(12) |
1318 |
(6) |
17387 |
(82) |
3814 |
(18) |
|
1997 |
19751 |
15979 |
(81) |
0 |
(0) |
155 |
(1) |
2411 |
(12) |
1206 |
(6) |
16239 |
(82) |
3509 |
(18) |
|
1998 |
18287 |
14790 |
(81) |
0 |
(0) |
155 |
(1) |
2253 |
(12) |
1089 |
(6) |
14801 |
(81) |
3484 |
(19) |
|
1999 |
17500 |
13995 |
(80) |
0 |
(0) |
172 |
(1) |
2103 |
(12) |
1230 |
(7) |
14066 |
(80) |
3431 |
(20) |
|
2000 |
16309 |
13013 |
(80) |
0 |
(0) |
148 |
(1) |
1951 |
(12) |
1197 |
(7) |
13086 |
(80) |
3211 |
(20) |
|
2001 |
15944 |
12749 |
(80) |
0 |
(0) |
123 |
(1) |
1886 |
(12) |
1186 |
(7) |
12724 |
(80) |
3216 |
(20) |
|
2002 |
15055 |
11974 |
(80) |
0 |
(0) |
104 |
(1) |
1822 |
(12) |
1155 |
(8) |
11901 |
(79) |
3148 |
(21) |
|
2003 |
14835 |
11683 |
(79) |
0 |
(0) |
116 |
(1) |
1783 |
(12) |
1253 |
(8) |
11805 |
(80) |
3020 |
(20) |
|
2004 |
14499 |
11326 |
(78) |
0 |
(0) |
80 |
(1) |
1824 |
(13) |
1269 |
(9) |
11523 |
(79) |
2972 |
(21) |
|
2005 |
14068 |
10955 |
(78) |
0 |
(0) |
96 |
(1) |
1795 |
(13) |
1222 |
(9) |
11126 |
(79) |
2936 |
(21) |
|
2006 |
13727 |
10744 |
(78) |
0 |
(0) |
93 |
(1) |
1629 |
(12) |
1261 |
(9) |
10852 |
(79) |
2872 |
(21) |
|
2007 |
13278 |
10425 |
(79) |
0 |
(0) |
69 |
(1) |
1496 |
(11) |
1288 |
(10) |
10587 |
(80) |
2687 |
(20) |
|
2008 |
12895 |
10024 |
(78) |
18 |
(0) |
60 |
(0) |
1546 |
(12) |
1247 |
(10) |
10237 |
(79) |
2650 |
(21) |
|
2009 |
11528 |
8861 |
(77) |
82 |
(1) |
78 |
(1) |
1766 |
(15) |
741 |
(6) |
9012 |
(78) |
2497 |
(22) |
|
2010 |
11171 |
8416 |
(75) |
141 |
(1) |
78 |
(1) |
1875 |
(17) |
661 |
(6) |
8726 |
(78) |
2435 |
(22) |
|
2011 |
10528 |
8042 |
(76) |
166 |
(2) |
60 |
(1) |
1664 |
(16) |
596 |
(6) |
8333 |
(79) |
2188 |
(21) |
1 Based on the public health surveillance case definition for tuberculosis; see Appendix A.
2 Nucleic Acid Amplification test
3 Includes all cases among persons with pulmonary as the only site of disease, and persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites of disease.
4 Includes cases among persons with extrapulmonary TB disease only.
5 Excludes missing and unknowns.
Note: See Technical Notes.
Data for all years updated through June 25, 2012


