Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 20. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–20191

See Surveillance Slide #47.

Tuberculosis cases and percentages by reason why therapy was stopped.
Year Total cases2 Completed therapy Adverse event3 Moved4 Lost Refused Died5 Other Unknown or missing
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
2019 8,632 7,496 (86.8) 28 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 127 (1.5) 94 (1.1) 647 (7.5) 171 (2.0) 69 (0.8)
2018 8,738 7,669 (87.8) 26 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 127 (1.5) 88 (1.0) 579 (6.6) 198 (2.3) 51 (0.6)
2017 8,843 7,766 (87.8) 31 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 113 (1.3) 78 (0.9) 601 (6.8) 203 (2.3) 51 (0.6)
2016 8,977 7,861 (87.6) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 118 (1.3) 75 (0.8) 604 (6.7) 206 (2.3) 82 (0.9)
2015 9,281 8,186 (88.2) 18 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 110 (1.2) 72 (0.8) 574 (6.2) 247 (2.7) 74 (0.8)
2014 9,148 8,135 (88.9) 18 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 84 (0.9) 81 (0.9) 563 (6.2) 228 (2.5) 39 (0.4)
2013 9,259 8,164 (88.2) 39 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 101 (1.1) 68 (0.7) 582 (6.3) 240 (2.6) 65 (0.7)
2012 9,659 8,509 (88.1) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 123 (1.3) 58 (0.6) 609 (6.3) 272 (2.8) 57 (0.6)
2011 10,175 8,966 (88.1) 27 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 126 (1.2) 68 (0.7) 685 (6.7) 261 (2.6) 42 (0.4)
2010 10,752 9,465 (88.0) 31 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 161 (1.5) 62 (0.6) 656 (6.1) 335 (3.1) 42 (0.4)
2009 11,159 9,807 (87.9) 22 (0.2) 96 (0.9) 165 (1.5) 82 (0.7) 681 (6.1) 265 (2.4) 41 (0.4)
2008 12,602 10,937 (86.8) 8 (0.1) 254 (2.0) 329 (2.6) 77 (0.6) 844 (6.7) 127 (1.0) 26 (0.2)
2007 12,898 11,330 (87.8) 0 (0.0) 236 (1.8) 327 (2.5) 72 (0.6) 818 (6.3) 80 (0.6) 35 (0.3)
2006 13,310 11,531 (86.6) 0 (0.0) 282 (2.1) 359 (2.7) 78 (0.6) 938 (7.0) 100 (0.8) 22 (0.2)
2005 13,666 11,715 (85.7) 1 (0.0) 314 (2.3) 340 (2.5) 90 (0.7) 986 (7.2) 68 (0.5) 152 (1.1)
2004 14,079 12,115 (86.1) 0 (0.0) 334 (2.4) 369 (2.6) 82 (0.6) 974 (6.9) 76 (0.5) 129 (0.9)
2003 14,376 12,411 (86.3) 0 (0.0) 311 (2.2) 390 (2.7) 84 (0.6) 994 (6.9) 80 (0.6) 106 (0.7)
2002 14,563 12,475 (85.7) 0 (0.0) 335 (2.3) 412 (2.8) 87 (0.6) 1,081 (7.4) 72 (0.5) 101 (0.7)
2001 15,407 13,234 (85.9) 0 (0.0) 378 (2.5) 402 (2.6) 99 (0.6) 1,122 (7.3) 90 (0.6) 82 (0.5)
2000 15,782 13,404 (84.9) 0 (0.0) 406 (2.6) 397 (2.5) 112 (0.7) 1,294 (8.2) 76 (0.5) 93 (0.6)
1999 16,855 14,227 (84.4) 0 (0.0) 452 (2.7) 359 (2.1) 104 (0.6) 1,437 (8.5) 102 (0.6) 174 (1.0)
1998 17,585 14,765 (84.0) 0 (0.0) 533 (3.0) 411 (2.3) 104 (0.6) 1,579 (9.0) 76 (0.4) 117 (0.7)
1997 18,932 15,673 (82.8) 0 (0.0) 667 (3.5) 444 (2.3) 119 (0.6) 1,755 (9.3) 102 (0.5) 172 (0.9)
1996 20,300 16,530 (81.4) 0 (0.0) 770 (3.8) 525 (2.6) 156 (0.8) 1,998 (9.8) 118 (0.6) 203 (1.0)
1995 21,706 17,306 (79.7) 0 (0.0) 955 (4.4) 570 (2.6) 155 (0.7) 2,396 (11.0) 155 (0.7) 169 (0.8)
1994 23,053 17,764 (77.1) 0 (0.0) 1,180 (5.1) 740 (3.2) 183 (0.8) 2,743 (11.9) 161 (0.7) 282 (1.2)
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) 179 (0.8) 52 (0.2)

1Most recent year for which data are complete.
2Persons alive at diagnosis taking one or more TB drugs.
3Data for adverse events were not collected until 2009.
4In 2009, the “moved” response option was removed from the RVCT’s “reason therapy stopped” variable.
5Died of any cause (not only TB).

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

See Technical Notes.