Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2022

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Table 15. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Method of Treatment Administration: United States, 1993–2020

See surveillance slides #39 and #40.

Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Method of Administration: United States, 1993–2020
Year Total cases1 DOT only2 SAT only3 Both DOT and SAT Unknown or missing
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
2020 6,907 4,245 (61.5) 399 (5.8) 2,139 (31.0) 124 (1.8)
2019 8,628 5,244 (60.8) 403 (4.7) 2,779 (32.2) 202 (2.3)
2018 8,739 5,271 (60.3) 434 (5.0) 2,905 (33.2) 129 (1.5)
2017 8,845 5,357 (60.6) 523 (5.9) 2,877 (32.5) 88 (1.0)
2016 8,976 5,661 (63.1) 503 (5.6) 2,701 (30.1) 111 (1.2)
2015 9,282 5,997 (64.6) 600 (6.5) 2,626 (28.3) 59 (0.6)
2014 9,147 5,785 (63.2) 644 (7.0) 2,646 (28.9) 72 (0.8)
2013 9,235 5,743 (62.2) 724 (7.8) 2,607 (28.2) 161 (1.7)
2012 9,642 5,818 (60.3) 855 (8.9) 2,744 (28.5) 225 (2.3)
2011 10,172 6,160 (60.6) 847 (8.3) 2,880 (28.3) 285 (2.8)
2010 10,750 6,314 (58.7) 1,030 (9.6) 3,303 (30.7) 103 (1.0)
2009 11,156 6,601 (59.2) 1,113 (10.0) 3,343 (30.0) 99 (0.9)
2008 12,602 7,038 (55.8) 1,251 (9.9) 4,165 (33.1) 148 (1.2)
2007 12,900 7,194 (55.8) 1,379 (10.7) 4,214 (32.7) 113 (0.9)
2006 13,310 7,612 (57.2) 1,601 (12.0) 4,022 (30.2) 75 (0.6)
2005 13,666 7,840 (57.4) 1,694 (12.4) 4,012 (29.4) 120 (0.9)
2004 14,079 8,181 (58.1) 1,857 (13.2) 3,857 (27.4) 184 (1.3)
2003 14,379 8,054 (56.0) 2,138 (14.9) 4,056 (28.2) 131 (0.9)
2002 14,563 7,972 (54.7) 2,418 (16.6) 3,996 (27.4) 177 (1.2)
2001 15,410 8,162 (53.0) 2,862 (18.6) 4,186 (27.2) 200 (1.3)
2000 15,785 8,193 (51.9) 3,381 (21.4) 4,029 (25.5) 182 (1.2)
1999 16,856 8,183 (48.5) 3,802 (22.6) 4,572 (27.1) 299 (1.8)
1998 17,585 8,240 (46.9) 4,451 (25.3) 4,594 (26.1) 300 (1.7)
1997 18,932 8,702 (46.0) 5,412 (28.6) 4,411 (23.3) 407 (2.1)
1996 20,300 8,437 (41.6) 6,970 (34.3) 4,452 (21.9) 441 (2.2)
1995 21,706 7,856 (36.2) 8,696 (40.1) 4,532 (20.9) 622 (2.9)
1994 23,053 6,190 (26.9) 11,342 (49.2) 4,528 (19.6) 993 (4.3)
1993 23,743 5,052 (21.3) 14,838 (62.5) 3,355 (14.1) 498 (2.1)

1Persons on an initial drug therapy with at least one drug.
2DOT, directly observed therapy.
3SAT, self-administered therapy.

Note:
Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2023.