Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2018

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Table 6A. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons1 by the Top 30 Countries2 of Birth: United States, 2014–2018

See Surveillance Slide #9.

Table 6A. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons by the Top 30 Countries of Birth: United States, 2014–2018
Country of Birth Year
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Total 6,335 (100.0) 6,395 (100.0) 6,361 (100.0) 6,406 (100.0) 6,264 (100.0)
Mexico 1,199 (18.9) 1,215 (19.0) 1,196 (18.8) 1,255 (19.6) 1,282 (20.5)
Philippines 781 (12.3) 796 (12.5) 793 (12.5) 818 (12.8) 756 (12.1)
India 628 (9.9) 604 (9.4) 594 (9.3) 582 (9.1) 478 (7.6)
Vietnam 508 (8.0) 538 (8.4) 494 (7.8) 524 (8.2) 500 (8.0)
China 379 (6.0) 404 (6.3) 382 (6.0) 426 (6.7) 420 (6.7)
Guatemala 205 (3.2) 181 (2.8) 191 (3.0) 189 (3.0) 180 (2.9)
Haiti 131 (2.1) 164 (2.6) 169 (2.7) 167 (2.6) 165 (2.6)
Ethiopia 150 (2.4) 156 (2.4) 151 (2.4) 144 (2.3) 142 (2.3)
Honduras 144 (2.3) 131 (2.1) 148 (2.3) 140 (2.2) 142 (2.3)
Myanmar 109 (1.7) 123 (1.9) 126 (2.0) 120 (1.9) 102 (1.6)
El Salvador 109 (1.7) 100 (1.6) 118 (1.9) 110 (1.7) 97 (1.6)
Somalia 73 (1.2) 98 (1.5) 102 (1.6) 85 (1.3) 105 (1.7)
Pakistan 102 (1.6) 87 (1.4) 84 (1.3) 85 (1.3) 89 (1.4)
Korea, Republic Of 81 (1.3) 86 (1.3) 97 (1.5) 90 (1.4) 92 (1.5)
Nepal 99 (1.6) 80 (1.3) 104 (1.6) 79 (1.2) 78 (1.3)
Peru 78 (1.2) 63 (1.0) 67 (1.1) 82 (1.3) 91 (1.5)
Nigeria 72 (1.1) 85 (1.3) 91 (1.4) 74 (1.2) 51 (0.8)
Ecuador 76 (1.2) 82 (1.3) 69 (1.1) 71 (1.1) 74 (1.2)
Cambodia 66 (1.0) 63 (1.0) 67 (1.1) 87 (1.4) 74 (1.2)
Laos 56 (0.9) 73 (1.1) 70 (1.1) 68 (1.1) 70 (1.1)
Dominican Republic 56 (0.9) 69 (1.1) 61 (1.0) 64 (1.0) 68 (1.1)
Bangladesh 61 (1.0) 70 (1.1) 60 (0.9) 67 (1.1) 42 (0.7)
Kenya 53 (0.8) 47 (0.7) 46 (0.7) 50 (0.8) 49 (0.8)
Bhutan 45 (0.7) 54 (0.8) 31 (0.5) 46 (0.7) 63 (1.0)
Colombia 48 (0.8) 37 (0.6) 50 (0.8) 45 (0.7) 36 (0.6)
Thailand 32 (0.5) 36 (0.6) 43 (0.7) 39 (0.6) 48 (0.8)
Congo 50 (0.8) 42 (0.7) 38 (0.6) 42 (0.7) 21 (0.3)
Indonesia 34 (0.5) 29 (0.5) 41 (0.6) 39 (0.6) 29 (0.5)
Liberia 32 (0.5) 32 (0.5) 34 (0.5) 41 (0.6) 28 (0.5)
Afghanistan 41 (0.7) 38 (0.6) 31 (0.5) 26 (0.4) 26 (0.4)
All Others3 837 (13.2) 812 (12.7) 813 (12.8) 751 (11.7) 866 (13.8)

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1Includes persons born outside the United States or the U.S. territories, except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
2The top 30 countries were selected based on their ranked 5-year average number of TB cases.
3Includes ‘Not Specified’ for country of origin.

Note: Data for all years updated through June 6, 2019. Countries are in descending order by total case count for all years combined.