Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2019

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Table 7. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Case Verification Criterion and Site of Disease: United States, 1993–2019

See Surveillance Slides #32, #33 and #34

Table 7. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Case Verification Criterion and Site of Disease: United States, 1993–2018
Year Total Cases Verification Criterion1 Site of Disease5
Positive Culture Positive NAA2 Positive Smear Clinical Case Definition Provider Diagnosis Pulmonary3 Extrapulmonary4
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
1993 25,103 20,308 (80.9) 184 (0.7) 3,088 (12.3) 1,523 (6.1) 21,155 (84.3) 3,939 (15.7)
1994 24,207 19,508 (80.6) 189 (0.8) 2,917 (12.1) 1,593 (6.6) 20,319 (83.9) 3,886 (16.1)
1995 22,726 18,266 (80.4) 188 (0.8) 2,749 (12.1) 1,523 (6.7) 18,887 (83.1) 3,834 (16.9)
1996 21,209 17,154 (80.9) 131 (0.6) 2,606 (12.3) 1,318 (6.2) 17,386 (82.0) 3,814 (18.0)
1997 19,753 15,981 (80.9) 155 (0.8) 2,411 (12.2) 1,206 (6.1) 16,241 (82.2) 3,509 (17.8)
1998 18,285 14,789 (80.9) 154 (0.8) 2,253 (12.3) 1,089 (6.0) 14,800 (80.9) 3,483 (19.1)
1999 17,498 13,994 (80.0) 172 (1.0) 2,102 (12.0) 1,230 (7.0) 14,065 (80.4) 3,430 (19.6)
2000 16,308 13,013 (79.8) 148 (0.9) 1,950 (12.0) 1,197 (7.3) 13,085 (80.3) 3,211 (19.7)
2001 15,947 12,752 (80.0) 123 (0.8) 1,886 (11.8) 1,186 (7.4) 12,726 (79.8) 3,217 (20.2)
2002 15,059 11,977 (79.5) 104 (0.7) 1,822 (12.1) 1,156 (7.7) 11,905 (79.1) 3,148 (20.9)
2003 14,836 11,684 (78.8) 116 (0.8) 1,783 (12.0) 1,253 (8.4) 11,806 (79.6) 3,020 (20.4)
2004 14,501 11,329 (78.1) 80 (0.6) 1,824 (12.6) 1,268 (8.7) 11,525 (79.5) 2,972 (20.5)
2005 14,062 10,954 (77.9) 96 (0.7) 1,797 (12.8) 1,213 (8.6) 11,125 (79.1) 2,931 (20.9)
2006 13,729 10,746 (78.3) 93 (0.7) 1,629 (11.9) 1,261 (9.2) 10,853 (79.1) 2,873 (20.9)
2007 13,288 10,434 (78.5) 69 (0.5) 1,496 (11.3) 1,289 (9.7) 10,595 (79.8) 2,688 (20.2)
2008 12,891 10,022 (77.7) 18 (0.1) 60 (0.5) 1,547 (12.0) 1,244 (9.7) 10,237 (79.4) 2,649 (20.6)
2009 11,503 8,868 (77.1) 57 (0.5) 73 (0.6) 1,779 (15.5) 726 (6.3) 9,000 (78.3) 2,491 (21.7)
2010 11,077 8,392 (75.8) 107 (1.0) 69 (0.6) 1,864 (16.8) 645 (5.8) 8,665 (78.2) 2,411 (21.8)
2011 10,483 8,066 (76.9) 121 (1.2) 61 (0.6) 1,673 (16.0) 562 (5.4) 8,316 (79.4) 2,164 (20.6)
2012 9,926 7,617 (76.7) 118 (1.2) 38 (0.4) 1,643 (16.6) 510 (5.1) 7,842 (79.1) 2,078 (20.9)
2013 9,551 7,359 (77.0) 149 (1.6) 47 (0.5) 1,508 (15.8) 488 (5.1) 7,579 (79.4) 1,971 (20.6)
2014 9,390 7,222 (76.9) 161 (1.7) 45 (0.5) 1,496 (15.9) 466 (5.0) 7,461 (79.5) 1,925 (20.5)
2015 9,537 7,410 (77.7) 174 (1.8) 44 (0.5) 1,467 (15.4) 442 (4.6) 7,628 (80.0) 1,905 (20.0)
2016 9,252 7,178 (77.6) 185 (2.0) 37 (0.4) 1,412 (15.3) 440 (4.8) 7,374 (79.8) 1,870 (20.2)
2017 9,082 7,142 (78.6) 193 (2.1) 32 (0.4) 1,324 (14.6) 391 (4.3) 7,193 (79.3) 1,883 (20.7)
2018 9,024 7,112 (78.8) 238 (2.6) 35 (0.4) 1,258 (13.9) 381 (4.2) 7,209 (79.9) 1,810 (20.1)
2019 8,916 7,087 (79.5) 202 (2.3) 34 (0.4) 1,177 (13.2) 416 (4.7) 7,075 (79.4) 1,833 (20.6)

1Based on the public health surveillance case definition for tuberculosis; see Appendix A.
2Nucleic Acid Amplification test. Information not collected before 2008.
3Includes all cases among persons with pulmonary as the only site of disease, and persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites of disease.
4Includes cases among persons with extrapulmonary TB disease only.
5During 1993–2019, 0.04% had missing data, for 2019, 0.09 had missing data.

Note: See Technical Notes.
Data for all years updated through June 10, 2020.