Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020

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Table 9. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Multidrug Resistance (MDR),1 Origin of Birth, and Previous History of TB: United States, 1993–2020

See Surveillance Slide #56.

Table 9. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Multidrug Resistance (MDR), Origin of Birth, and Previous History of TB: United States, 1993–2018
Year All MDR2 Multidrug Resistant TB Cases
Total MDR U.S.-Born MDR3 Non-U.S.–Born3,4 MDR
Previous TB No previous TB Previous TB No previous TB Previous TB No previous TB
Eligible No. (%) Eligible No. (%) Eligible No. (%) Eligible No. (%) Eligible No. (%) Eligible No. (%)
1993 484 982 76 (7.7) 16,604 407 (2.5) 668 30 (4.5) 11,809 301 (2.5) 301 46 (15.3) 4,667 103 (2.2)
1994 431 1,033 74 (7.2) 16,419 353 (2.1) 693 35 (5.1) 11,011 238 (2.2) 336 38 (11.3) 5,291 110 (2.1)
1995 327 958 70 (7.3) 16,024 254 (1.6) 592 28 (4.7) 10,340 169 (1.6) 364 42 (11.5) 5,653 85 (1.5)
1996 250 862 43 (5.0) 15,361 207 (1.3) 559 21 (3.8) 9,637 104 (1.1) 303 22 (7.3) 5,677 102 (1.8)
1997 201 742 44 (5.9) 14,451 155 (1.1) 455 12 (2.6) 8,698 76 (0.9) 286 32 (11.2) 5,708 79 (1.4)
1998 155 749 23 (3.1) 13,422 132 (1.0) 485 6 (1.2) 7,696 55 (0.7) 262 17 (6.5) 5,693 76 (1.3)
1999 157 669 28 (4.2) 12,660 127 (1.0) 382 6 (1.6) 7,012 39 (0.6) 284 22 (7.7) 5,596 88 (1.6)
2000 146 632 26 (4.1) 11,829 120 (1.0) 360 2 (0.6) 6,141 40 (0.7) 272 24 (8.8) 5,659 80 (1.4)
2001 151 629 33 (5.2) 11,518 115 (1.0) 324 7 (2.2) 5,571 34 (0.6) 302 26 (8.6) 5,911 81 (1.4)
2002 158 570 26 (4.6) 10,823 132 (1.2) 303 3 (1.0) 5,060 35 (0.7) 265 23 (8.7) 5,722 97 (1.7)
2003 119 524 21 (4.0) 10,755 94 (0.9) 253 2 (0.8) 4,854 23 (0.5) 271 19 (7.0) 5,871 70 (1.2)
2004 128 538 27 (5.0) 10,484 100 (1.0) 274 4 (1.5) 4,683 26 (0.6) 264 23 (8.7) 5,791 74 (1.3)
2005 125 507 23 (4.5) 10,064 98 (1.0) 240 2 (0.8) 4,394 20 (0.5) 267 21 (7.9) 5,653 77 (1.4)
2006 124 494 20 (4.0) 9,909 103 (1.0) 204 1 (0.5) 4,125 19 (0.5) 289 19 (6.6) 5,768 84 (1.5)
2007 124 496 19 (3.8) 9,656 101 (1.0) 206 3 (1.5) 3,849 18 (0.5) 288 16 (5.6) 5,764 83 (1.4)
2008 107 429 19 (4.4) 9,310 88 (0.9) 170 3 (1.8) 3,647 21 (0.6) 259 16 (6.2) 5,657 67 (1.2)
2009 115 343 19 (5.5) 8,228 95 (1.2) 116 1 (0.9) 3,091 12 (0.4) 226 18 (8.0) 5,129 83 (1.6)
2010 106 360 17 (4.7) 7,789 87 (1.1) 131 3 (2.3) 2,925 14 (0.5) 229 14 (6.1) 4,858 73 (1.5)
2011 128 343 27 (7.9) 7,534 101 (1.3) 135 1 (0.7) 2,688 17 (0.6) 208 26 (12.5) 4,843 84 (1.7)
2012 89 356 12 (3.4) 7,076 77 (1.1) 127 0 (0.0) 2,515 13 (0.5) 229 12 (5.2) 4,561 64 (1.4)
2013 96 300 12 (4.0) 6,856 83 (1.2) 98 2 (2.0) 2,278 7 (0.3) 202 10 (5.0) 4,573 76 (1.7)
2014 94 336 24 (7.1) 6,736 70 (1.0) 94 0 (0.0) 2,175 10 (0.5) 242 24 (9.9) 4,557 60 (1.3)
2015 88 318 16 (5.0) 6,955 72 (1.0) 100 3 (3.0) 2,188 10 (0.5) 218 13 (6.0) 4,762 62 (1.3)
2016 97 302 18 (6.0) 6,717 78 (1.2) 83 0 (0.0) 2,051 8 (0.4) 219 18 (8.2) 4,661 70 (1.5)
2017 129 277 26 (9.4) 6,587 102 (1.5) 58 2 (3.4) 1,848 17 (0.9) 219 24 (11.0) 4,735 85 (1.8)
2018 104 289 18 (6.2) 6,550 85 (1.3) 57 1 (1.8) 1,866 12 (0.6) 232 17 (7.3) 4,683 73 (1.6)
2019 92 272 15 (5.5) 6,468 77 (1.2) 59 1 (1.7) 1,789 12 (0.7) 213 14 (6.6) 4,673 65 (1.4)
2020 56 213 9 (4.2) 5,216 47 (0.9) 41 0 (0.0) 1,411 3 (0.2) 172 9 (5.2) 3,788 44 (1.2)

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1Resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin among cases with susceptibility testing complete for at least isoniazid and rifampin. Excludes cases with susceptibility testing not done or unknown for isoniazid or rifampin. Isolates may be resistant to other drugs.
2This column provides an overall total of all MDR cases, including those whose previous history of TB is unknown and origin of birth is unknown.
3Excludes cases where previous history of TB is unknown and cases where origin of birth is unknown.
4Includes persons born outside the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

Note: Data for all years updated through June 14, 2021.