Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020

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Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2018

See Surveillance Slide #54.

Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2016
Year Total Cases1 Completed Therapy Adverse event Moved 2 Lost Refused Died 3 Unknown 4
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
1993 23,743 18,043 (76.0) 0 (0.0) 1,107 (4.7) 1,086 (4.6) 223 (0.9) 3,053 (12.9) 231 (1.0)
1994 23,054 17,764 (77.1) 0 (0.0) 1,180 (5.1) 740 (3.2) 183 (0.8) 2,743 (11.9) 444 (1.9)
1995 21,706 17,306 (79.7) 0 (0.0) 955 (4.4) 570 (2.6) 155 (0.7) 2,396 (11.0) 324 (1.5)
1996 20,300 16,530 (81.4) 0 (0.0) 770 (3.8) 525 (2.6) 156 (0.8) 1,998 (9.8) 321 (1.6)
1997 18,932 15,673 (82.8) 0 (0.0) 667 (3.5) 444 (2.3) 119 (0.6) 1,755 (9.3) 274 (1.4)
1998 17,585 14,766 (84.0) 0 (0.0) 533 (3.0) 411 (2.3) 104 (0.6) 1,579 (9.0) 192 (1.1)
1999 16,862 14,234 (84.4) 0 (0.0) 456 (2.7) 359 (2.1) 104 (0.6) 1,437 (8.5) 272 (1.6)
2000 15,784 13,407 (84.9) 0 (0.0) 406 (2.6) 397 (2.5) 112 (0.7) 1,294 (8.2) 168 (1.1)
2001 15,413 13,242 (85.9) 0 (0.0) 378 (2.5) 402 (2.6) 99 (0.6) 1,122 (7.3) 170 (1.1)
2002 14,569 12,482 (85.7) 0 (0.0) 336 (2.3) 412 (2.8) 87 (0.6) 1,080 (7.4) 172 (1.2)
2003 14,382 12,418 (86.3) 0 (0.0) 313 (2.2) 390 (2.7) 84 (0.6) 994 (6.9) 183 (1.3)
2004 14,083 12,117 (86.0) 0 (0.0) 336 (2.4) 370 (2.6) 82 (0.6) 975 (6.9) 203 (1.4)
2005 13,675 11,724 (85.7) 1 (0.0) 322 (2.4) 340 (2.5) 90 (0.7) 986 (7.2) 212 (1.6)
2006 13,320 11,540 (86.6) 0 (0.0) 292 (2.2) 359 (2.7) 78 (0.6) 939 (7.0) 112 (0.8)
2007 12,912 11,344 (87.9) 0 (0.0) 240 (1.9) 327 (2.5) 72 (0.6) 818 (6.3) 111 (0.9)
2008 12,553 10,882 (86.7) 7 (0.1) 255 (2.0) 329 (2.6) 77 (0.6) 843 (6.7) 160 (1.3)
2009 11,164 9,812 (87.9) 22 (0.2) 96 (0.9) 165 (1.5) 82 (0.7) 681 (6.1) 306 (2.7)
2010 10,757 9,470 (88.0) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 161 (1.5) 62 (0.6) 656 (6.1) 377 (3.5)
2011 10,181 8,971 (88.1) 27 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 126 (1.2) 69 (0.7) 686 (6.7) 302 (3.0)
2012 9,661 8,511 (88.1) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 123 (1.3) 58 (0.6) 609 (6.3) 329 (3.4)
2013 9,266 8,171 (88.2) 39 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 101 (1.1) 68 (0.7) 582 (6.3) 305 (3.3)
2014 9,149 8,135 (88.9) 18 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 84 (0.9) 81 (0.9) 563 (6.2) 268 (2.9)
2015 9,280 8,177 (88.1) 18 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 110 (1.2) 72 (0.8) 573 (6.2) 330 (3.6)
2016 8,979 7,858 (87.5) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 117 (1.3) 74 (0.8) 603 (6.7) 296 (3.3)
2017 8,842 7,753 (87.7) 30 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 110 (1.2) 78 (0.9) 597 (6.8) 274 (3.1)
2018 8,738 7,640 (87.4) 25 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 119 (1.4) 85 (1.0) 578 (6.6) 291 (3.3)

1Includes all cases in persons reported as alive at diagnosis and taking one or more TB drugs.
2In 2009 the “moved” response option was removed from the RVCT’s “reason therapy stopped” variable; see Technical Notes for details.
3Died = died of any cause (not only TB).
4Includes cases in persons reporting “reason therapy stopped” = other, missing, unknown, or moved (option beginning in 2010).

Note: Data for all years are updated through June 14, 2021.
Data complete to 2018.

See Technical Notes for details.