Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

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Table 8. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages1 by Birth Decade Cohort Among U.S.-Born Persons:2 United States, 1993–2021

See Surveillance Slide #34.

Tuberculosis cases and percentages by birth decade cohort among U.S.-born persons.
Year Total cases 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
2021 2,223 14 (0.6) 105 (4.7) 202 (9.1) 332 (14.9) 380 (17.1) 238 (10.7) 257 (11.6) 296 (13.3) 198 (8.9) 127 (5.7) 74 (3.3)
2020 2,007 17 (0.8) 104 (5.2) 179 (8.9) 320 (15.9) 323 (16.1) 213 (10.6) 236 (11.8) 249 (12.4) 160 (8.0) 193 (9.6) 12 (0.6)
2019 2,520 42 (1.7) 161 (6.4) 236 (9.4) 411 (16.3) 395 (15.7) 276 (11.0) 306 (12.1) 302 (12.0) 149 (5.9) 241 (9.6) –– ––
2018 2,640 57 (2.2) 184 (7.0) 297 (11.3) 434 (16.4) 453 (17.2) 282 (10.7) 277 (10.5) 290 (11.0) 153 (5.8) 210 (8.0) –– ––
2017 2,661 51 (1.9) 206 (7.7) 280 (10.5) 429 (16.1) 423 (15.9) 274 (10.3) 331 (12.4) 286 (10.7) 137 (5.1) 240 (9.0) –– ––
2016 2,882 98 (3.4) 209 (7.3) 312 (10.8) 523 (18.1) 494 (17.1) 319 (11.1) 313 (10.9) 299 (10.4) 103 (3.6) 208 (7.2) –– ––
2015 3,126 144 (4.6) 244 (7.8) 323 (10.3) 582 (18.6) 541 (17.3) 315 (10.1) 321 (10.3) 306 (9.8) 129 (4.1) 215 (6.9) –– ––
2014 3,110 141 (4.5) 237 (7.6) 327 (10.5) 608 (19.5) 511 (16.4) 322 (10.4) 335 (10.8) 280 (9.0) 131 (4.2) 206 (6.6) –– ––
2013 3,319 165 (5.0) 257 (7.7) 358 (10.8) 643 (19.4) 566 (17.1) 339 (10.2) 325 (9.8) 290 (8.7) 156 (4.7) 205 (6.2) –– ––
2012 3,615 204 (5.6) 300 (8.3) 437 (12.1) 723 (20.0) 598 (16.5) 364 (10.1) 338 (9.3) 303 (8.4) 183 (5.1) 125 (3.5) –– ––
2011 3,915 254 (6.5) 302 (7.7) 467 (11.9) 791 (20.2) 652 (16.7) 381 (9.7) 379 (9.7) 240 (6.1) 297 (7.6) 107 (2.7) –– ––
2010 4,303 305 (7.1) 379 (8.8) 516 (12.0) 810 (18.8) 707 (16.4) 460 (10.7) 444 (10.3) 222 (5.2) 384 (8.9) 30 (0.7) –– ––
2009 4,485 324 (7.2) 394 (8.8) 574 (12.8) 889 (19.8) 729 (16.3) 427 (9.5) 453 (10.1) 202 (4.5) 430 (9.6) –– –– –– ––
2008 5,245 383 (7.3) 469 (8.9) 694 (13.2) 1,059 (20.2) 867 (16.5) 510 (9.7) 472 (9.0) 180 (3.4) 498 (9.5) –– –– –– ––
2007 5,426 440 (8.1) 498 (9.2) 713 (13.1) 1,132 (20.9) 935 (17.2) 491 (9.0) 449 (8.3) 188 (3.5) 449 (8.3) –– –– –– ––
2006 5,852 533 (9.1) 571 (9.8) 794 (13.6) 1,187 (20.3) 947 (16.2) 554 (9.5) 473 (8.1) 167 (2.9) 460 (7.9) –– –– –– ––
2005 6,286 591 (9.4) 588 (9.4) 852 (13.6) 1,375 (21.9) 1,007 (16.0) 564 (9.0) 449 (7.1) 195 (3.1) 423 (6.7) –– –– –– ––
2004 6,592 648 (9.8) 621 (9.4) 898 (13.6) 1,433 (21.7) 1,050 (15.9) 552 (8.4) 423 (6.4) 238 (3.6) 417 (6.3) –– –– –– ––
2003 6,832 708 (10.4) 684 (10.0) 1,033 (15.1) 1,412 (20.7) 1,072 (15.7) 571 (8.4) 350 (5.1) 257 (3.8) 352 (5.2) –– –– –– ––
2002 7,259 755 (10.4) 794 (10.9) 1,043 (14.4) 1,541 (21.2) 1,143 (15.7) 551 (7.6) 309 (4.3) 353 (4.9) 288 (4.0) –– –– –– ––
2001 7,838 858 (10.9) 824 (10.5) 1,247 (15.9) 1,713 (21.9) 1,151 (14.7) 588 (7.5) 299 (3.8) 439 (5.6) 150 (1.9) –– –– –– ––
2000 8,627 965 (11.2) 940 (10.9) 1,370 (15.9) 1,776 (20.6) 1,309 (15.2) 611 (7.1) 299 (3.5) 588 (6.8) 29 (0.3) –– –– –– ––
1999 9,776 1,140 (11.7) 1,088 (11.1) 1,483 (15.2) 2,060 (21.1) 1,442 (14.8) 628 (6.4) 267 (2.7) 645 (6.6) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1998 10,606 1,304 (12.3) 1,214 (11.4) 1,619 (15.3) 2,178 (20.5) 1,482 (14.0) 618 (5.8) 262 (2.5) 673 (6.3) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1997 11,920 1,389 (11.7) 1,389 (11.7) 1,783 (15.0) 2,422 (20.3) 1,691 (14.2) 702 (5.9) 277 (2.3) 767 (6.4) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1996 13,375 1,603 (12.0) 1,490 (11.1) 2,059 (15.4) 2,810 (21.0) 1,834 (13.7) 671 (5.0) 316 (2.4) 779 (5.8) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1995 14,652 1,634 (11.2) 1,637 (11.2) 2,259 (15.4) 3,118 (21.3) 1,967 (13.4) 700 (4.8) 383 (2.6) 812 (5.5) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1994 16,170 1,827 (11.3) 1,826 (11.3) 2,544 (15.7) 3,489 (21.6) 2,238 (13.8) 678 (4.2) 453 (2.8) 777 (4.8) –– –– –– –– –– ––
1993 17,423 1,952 (11.2) 1,947 (11.2) 2,816 (16.2) 3,749 (21.5) 2,409 (13.8) 636 (3.7) 521 (3.0) 658 (3.8) –– –– –– –– –– ––

1Percentages are calculated from total number of TB cases and only include percentage distributions from the 1920s through 2020s.
2Persons born in the United States, certain U.S. territories, or elsewhere to at least one U.S. citizen parent are categorized as U.S.-born. All other persons are categorized as non-U.S.–born.

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

Double dashes (––) indicate that data are not available.