Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 15. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Drug Resistance and History of Previous TB: United States, 1993–2021

See Surveillance Slide #49.

Tuberculosis cases and percentages by drug resistance and history of tuberculosis.
Year Total cases1 Isoniazid (INH)-resistant2 Multidrug resistant (MDR)3 Previous TB No previous TB
Total cases INH-resistant MDR Total cases INH-resistant MDR
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
2021 6,005 536 (8.9) 77 (1.3) 216 30 (13.9) 10 (4.6) 5,698 498 (8.7) 67 (1.2)
2020 5,574 462 (8.3) 58 (1.0) 217 32 (14.7) 10 (4.6) 5,306 425 (8.0) 48 (0.9)
2019 6,909 661 (9.6) 93 (1.3) 271 37 (13.7) 15 (5.5) 6,591 618 (9.4) 78 (1.2)
2018 6,884 641 (9.3) 104 (1.5) 292 53 (18.2) 18 (6.2) 6,546 584 (8.9) 85 (1.3)
2017 6,891 634 (9.2) 129 (1.9) 280 55 (19.6) 27 (9.6) 6,584 575 (8.7) 101 (1.5)
2016 7,044 651 (9.2) 97 (1.4) 302 57 (18.9) 18 (6.0) 6,718 590 (8.8) 78 (1.2)
2015 7,304 685 (9.4) 88 (1.2) 319 51 (16.0) 16 (5.0) 6,959 633 (9.1) 72 (1.0)
2014 7,108 688 (9.7) 94 (1.3) 336 63 (18.8) 24 (7.1) 6,736 621 (9.2) 70 (1.0)
2013 7,204 675 (9.4) 97 (1.3) 301 49 (16.3) 13 (4.3) 6,854 621 (9.1) 83 (1.2)
2012 7,468 686 (9.2) 89 (1.2) 355 55 (15.5) 12 (3.4) 7,076 631 (8.9) 77 (1.1)
2011 7,913 753 (9.5) 128 (1.6) 344 60 (17.4) 27 (7.8) 7,529 686 (9.1) 101 (1.3)
2010 8,227 692 (8.4) 106 (1.3) 361 63 (17.5) 17 (4.7) 7,786 622 (8.0) 87 (1.1)
2009 8,660 762 (8.8) 115 (1.3) 343 52 (15.2) 19 (5.5) 8,221 699 (8.5) 95 (1.2)
2008 9,875 838 (8.5) 107 (1.1) 433 57 (13.2) 19 (4.4) 9,303 774 (8.3) 88 (0.9)
2007 10,244 799 (7.8) 124 (1.2) 496 71 (14.3) 19 (3.8) 9,655 715 (7.4) 101 (1.0)
2006 10,480 845 (8.1) 124 (1.2) 494 67 (13.6) 20 (4.0) 9,912 770 (7.8) 103 (1.0)
2005 10,647 842 (7.9) 125 (1.2) 507 70 (13.8) 23 (4.5) 10,064 761 (7.6) 98 (1.0)
2004 11,100 872 (7.9) 128 (1.2) 538 64 (11.9) 27 (5.0) 10,484 801 (7.6) 100 (1.0)
2003 11,382 904 (7.9) 119 (1.0) 524 65 (12.4) 21 (4.0) 10,758 824 (7.7) 94 (0.9)
2002 11,554 915 (7.9) 158 (1.4) 571 80 (14.0) 26 (4.6) 10,828 828 (7.6) 132 (1.2)
2001 12,292 897 (7.3) 151 (1.2) 629 87 (13.8) 33 (5.2) 11,520 800 (6.9) 115 (1.0)
2000 12,558 981 (7.8) 146 (1.2) 632 84 (13.3) 26 (4.1) 11,832 889 (7.5) 120 (1.0)
1999 13,483 1,000 (7.4) 157 (1.2) 669 82 (12.3) 28 (4.2) 12,659 900 (7.1) 127 (1.0)
1998 14,275 1,121 (7.9) 155 (1.1) 749 98 (13.1) 23 (3.1) 13,422 1,011 (7.5) 132 (1.0)
1997 15,270 1,195 (7.8) 201 (1.3) 742 109 (14.7) 44 (5.9) 14,451 1,078 (7.5) 155 (1.1)
1996 16,329 1,284 (7.9) 250 (1.5) 862 142 (16.5) 43 (5.0) 15,361 1,133 (7.4) 207 (1.3)
1995 17,094 1,352 (7.9) 327 (1.9) 958 168 (17.5) 70 (7.3) 16,024 1,174 (7.3) 254 (1.6)
1994 17,623 1,543 (8.8) 431 (2.4) 1,033 175 (16.9) 74 (7.2) 16,418 1,352 (8.2) 353 (2.2)
1993 17,705 1,534 (8.7) 484 (2.7) 982 161 (16.4) 76 (7.7) 16,604 1,367 (8.2) 407 (2.5)

1Persons with isolates tested with at least isoniazid and rifiampin.
2Resistance to at least isoniazid.
3Resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin.

Note: Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2022.