Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020

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Table 19. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons,1 by the Top 30 Countries of Birth and Years in the United States Before TB Diagnosis: United States, 2020

See Surveillance Slides #16 and #17.

Table 19. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons, by the Top 30 Countries of Birth and Years in the United States Before TB Diagnosis: United States, 2019
Country of origin2  Total cases No. Years in United States3
<1 1–4 5–9 10–14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 ≥40 Unknown/missing
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Total 5,127 499 (9.7) 913 (17.8) 644 (12.6) 460 (9.0) 377 (7.4) 424 (8.3) 286 (5.6) 301 (5.9) 203 (4.0) 435 (8.5) 585 (11.4)
Mexico 925 80 (8.6) 76 (8.2) 44 (4.8) 67 (7.2) 73 (7.9) 98 (10.6) 62 (6.7) 79 (8.5) 56 (6.1) 146 (15.8) 144 (15.6)
Philippines 640 38 (5.9) 75 (11.7) 59 (9.2) 69 (10.8) 50 (7.8) 62 (9.7) 43 (6.7) 41 (6.4) 26 (4.1) 68 (10.6) 109 (17.0)
India 531 55 (10.4) 116 (21.8) 91 (17.1) 59 (11.1) 40 (7.5) 32 (6.0) 20 (3.8) 26 (4.9) 11 (2.1) 18 (3.4) 63 (11.9)
Vietnam 421 28 (6.7) 53 (12.6) 41 (9.7) 31 (7.4) 24 (5.7) 42 (10.0) 43 (10.2) 41 (9.7) 27 (6.4) 37 (8.8) 54 (12.8)
China 261 25 (9.6) 35 (13.4) 44 (16.9) 28 (10.7) 13 (5.0) 30 (11.5) 18 (6.9) 17 (6.5) 8 (3.1) 19 (7.3) 24 (9.2)
Guatemala 169 21 (12.4) 46 (27.2) 19 (11.2) 23 (13.6) 12 (7.1) 10 (5.9) 7 (4.1) 6 (3.6) 5 (3.0) 5 (3.0) 15 (8.9)
Honduras 129 20 (15.5) 49 (38.0) 16 (12.4) 8 (6.2) 9 (7.0) 9 (7.0) 4 (3.1) 6 (4.7) 2 (1.6) 1 (0.8) 5 (3.9)
Haiti 126 19 (15.1) 26 (20.6) 22 (17.5) 12 (9.5) 10 (7.9) 10 (7.9) 5 (4.0) 4 (3.2) 3 (2.4) 4 (3.2) 11 (8.7)
Ethiopia 102 10 (9.8) 33 (32.4) 17 (16.7) 14 (13.7) 7 (6.9) 6 (5.9) 3 (2.9) 2 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.0) 9 (8.8)
El Salvador 100 8 (8.0) 14 (14.0) 15 (15.0) 8 (8.0) 7 (7.0) 8 (8.0) 7 (7.0) 11 (11.0) 11 (11.0) 6 (6.0) 5 (5.0)
Nepal 83 4 (4.8) 25 (30.1) 34 (41.0) 16 (19.3) 0 (0.0) 3 (3.6) 1 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Myanmar 80 6 (7.5) 12 (15.0) 30 (37.5) 19 (23.8) 3 (3.8) 3 (3.8) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 2 (2.5) 2 (2.5)
Pakistan 74 3 (4.1) 13 (17.6) 12 (16.2) 6 (8.1) 12 (16.2) 8 (10.8) 3 (4.1) 3 (4.1) 3 (4.1) 7 (9.5) 4 (5.4)
Bangladesh 67 2 (3.0) 21 (31.3) 14 (20.9) 7 (10.4) 6 (9.0) 4 (6.0) 3 (4.5) 2 (3.0) 2 (3.0) 3 (4.5) 3 (4.5)
Korea, Republic of 65 2 (3.1) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 7 (10.8) 5 (7.7) 4 (6.2) 4 (6.2) 10 (15.4) 7 (10.8) 20 (30.8) 5 (7.7)
Peru 63 7 (11.1) 7 (11.1) 4 (6.3) 3 (4.8) 12 (19.0) 11 (17.5) 4 (6.3) 4 (6.3) 3 (4.8) 2 (3.2) 6 (9.5)
Somalia 62 5 (8.1) 18 (29.0) 16 (25.8) 6 (9.7) 5 (8.1) 5 (8.1) 2 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6) 4 (6.5)
Ecuador 61 12 (19.7) 14 (23.0) 10 (16.4) 4 (6.6) 4 (6.6) 5 (8.2) 3 (4.9) 3 (4.9) 1 (1.6) 5 (8.2) 0 (0.0)
Cambodia 57 3 (5.3) 10 (17.5) 7 (12.3) 2 (3.5) 4 (7.0) 2 (3.5) 3 (5.3) 4 (7.0) 11 (19.3) 3 (5.3) 8 (14.0)
Dominican Republic 56 7 (12.5) 12 (21.4) 5 (8.9) 7 (12.5) 3 (5.4) 5 (8.9) 3 (5.4) 4 (7.1) 1 (1.8) 7 (12.5) 2 (3.6)
Nigeria 47 2 (4.3) 28 (59.6) 8 (17.0) 4 (8.5) 2 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (4.3)
Marshall Islands 44 2 (4.5) 10 (22.7) 6 (13.6) 4 (9.1) 6 (13.6) 4 (9.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.3) 2 (4.5) 0 (0.0) 9 (20.5)
Laos 42 3 (7.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (11.9) 2 (4.8) 1 (2.4) 4 (9.5) 4 (9.5) 8 (19.0) 15 (35.7)
Brazil 37 4 (10.8) 17 (45.9) 5 (13.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.4) 3 (8.1) 3 (8.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (8.1)
Kenya 36 4 (11.1) 13 (36.1) 4 (11.1) 3 (8.3) 7 (19.4) 2 (5.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.8) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.8) 1 (2.8)
Thailand 36 4 (11.1) 7 (19.4) 4 (11.1) 3 (8.3) 3 (8.3) 1 (2.8) 2 (5.6) 3 (8.3) 1 (2.8) 2 (5.6) 6 (16.7)
Congo 33 4 (12.1) 16 (48.5) 9 (27.3) 1 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (9.1)
Agfhanistan 32 15 (46.9) 2 (6.3) 3 (9.4) 3 (9.4) 1 (3.1) 1 (3.1) 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.1) 1 (3.1) 4 (12.5)
Colombia 31 2 (6.5) 9 (29.0) 3 (9.7) 0 (0.0) 5 (16.1) 3 (9.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (6.5) 2 (6.5) 3 (9.7) 2 (6.5)
Cameroon 25 11 (44.0) 6 (24.0) 3 (12.0) 4 (16.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
All Others4 692 93 (13.4) 149 (21.5) 99 (14.3) 42 (6.1) 47 (6.8) 50 (7.2) 39 (5.6) 26 (3.8) 15 (2.2) 65 (9.4) 67 (9.7)

1Includes persons born outside the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
2Ranked by total case count.
3Among non-U.S.–born persons, the number of years since arrival in the United States before diagnosis with tuberculosis.
4Includes “not specified” for country of birth.