Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2016
Table 5. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Origin of Birth: United States, 1993–2016
| Year | Total Cases | U.S.-born Persons | Non-U.S.-born Persons1 | Unknown/Missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | Rate | No. | (%) | ||
| 1993 | 25,102 | 17,433 | (69.4) | 7.4 | 7,403 | (29.5) | 34.0 | 266 | (1.1) |
| 1994 | 24,206 | 16,180 | (66.8) | 6.8 | 7,762 | (32.1) | 36.1 | 264 | (1.1) |
| 1995 | 22,726 | 14,663 | (64.5) | 6.1 | 8,010 | (35.2) | 38.0 | 53 | (0.2) |
| 1996 | 21,210 | 13,385 | (63.1) | 5.6 | 7,752 | (36.5) | 32.0 | 73 | (0.3) |
| 1997 | 19,751 | 11,924 | (60.4) | 4.9 | 7,753 | (39.3) | 30.9 | 74 | (0.4) |
| 1998 | 18,286 | 10,609 | (58.0) | 4.4 | 7,623 | (41.7) | 28.9 | 54 | (0.3) |
| 1999 | 17,499 | 9,783 | (55.9) | 4.0 | 7,624 | (43.6) | 28.1 | 92 | (0.5) |
| 2000 | 16,308 | 8,632 | (52.9) | 3.5 | 7,634 | (46.8) | 26.5 | 42 | (0.3) |
| 2001 | 15,945 | 7,848 | (49.2) | 3.2 | 8,034 | (50.4) | 27.6 | 63 | (0.4) |
| 2002 | 15,055 | 7,263 | (48.2) | 2.9 | 7,737 | (51.4) | 25.5 | 55 | (0.4) |
| 2003 | 14,835 | 6,842 | (46.1) | 2.7 | 7,947 | (53.6) | 23.9 | 46 | (0.3) |
| 2004 | 14,499 | 6,601 | (45.5) | 2.6 | 7,875 | (54.3) | 23.2 | 23 | (0.2) |
| 2005 | 14,065 | 6,290 | (44.7) | 2.5 | 7,745 | (55.1) | 22.3 | 30 | (0.2) |
| 2006 | 13,728 | 5,859 | (42.7) | 2.3 | 7,845 | (57.1) | 21.7 | 24 | (0.2) |
| 2007 | 13,281 | 5,431 | (40.9) | 2.1 | 7,780 | (58.6) | 20.9 | 70 | (0.5) |
| 2008 | 12,890 | 5,237 | (40.6) | 2.0 | 7,644 | (59.3) | 20.2 | 9 | (0.1) |
| 2009 | 11,517 | 4,501 | (39.1) | 1.7 | 6,999 | (60.8) | 18.8 | 17 | (0.1) |
| 2010 | 11,157 | 4,331 | (38.8) | 1.6 | 6,817 | (61.1) | 17.8 | 9 | (0.1) |
| 2011 | 10,509 | 3,941 | (37.5) | 1.5 | 6,563 | (62.5) | 17.0 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | 9,940 | 3,627 | (36.5) | 1.3 | 6,309 | (63.5) | 16.0 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | 9,561 | 3,330 | (34.8) | 1.2 | 6,222 | (65.1) | 15.7 | 9 | (0.1) |
| 2014 | 9,398 | 3,129 | (33.3) | 1.1 | 6,264 | (66.7) | 15.5 | 5 | (0.1) |
| 2015 | 9,547 | 3,135 | (32.8) | 1.1 | 6,406 | (67.1) | 15.2 | 6 | (0.1) |
| 2016 | 9,272 | 2,901 | (31.3) | 1.1 | 6,351 | (68.5) | 14.7 | 20 | (0.2) |
1Includes persons born outside the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
Note: Denominators for computing rates for years 1993 was obtained from Quarterly Estimates of the United States Foreign-born and Native Resident Populations: April 1, 1990–July 1, 1999; accessed July 6, 2017. Denominators for computing the 1994–2015 rates are based on the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey via Data Ferrettexternal icon, accessed July 6, 2017
Data for all years updated through June 21, 2017.
Zero % (0) denotes <0.05%.
See Surveillance Slides #13, #14, #17 and #18.
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