Tuberculosis (TB) Incidence in the United States, 1953–2021
TB Incidence in the United States, 1953–2021 TB Cases and Incidence Rates (Cases per 100,000 Population)
Year | Number of Cases | Rate |
---|---|---|
2021 | 7,882 | 2.4 |
2020 | 7,171 | 2.2 |
2019 | 8,898 | 2.7 |
2018 | 8,998 | 2.8 |
2017 | 9,069 | 2.8 |
2016 | 9,240 | 2.9 |
2015 | 9,538 | 3.0 |
2014 | 9,382 | 2.9 |
2013 | 9,539 | 3.0 |
2012 | 9,923 | 3.2 |
2011 | 10,474 | 3.4 |
2010 | 11,071 | 3.6 |
2009 | 11,494 | 3.7 |
2008 | 12,943 | 4.3 |
2007 | 13,274 | 4.4 |
2006 | 13,720 | 4.6 |
2005 | 14,053 | 4.8 |
2004 | 14,498 | 5.0 |
2003 | 14,832 | 5.1 |
2002 | 15,054 | 5.2 |
2001 | 15,943 | 5.6 |
2000 | 16,306 | 5.8 |
1999 | 17,493 | 6.3 |
1998 | 18,288 | 6.6 |
1997 | 19,753 | 7.2 |
1996 | 21,212 | 7.9 |
1995 | 22,727 | 8.5 |
1994 | 24,207 | 9.2 |
1993 | 25,105 | 9.7 |
1992 | 26,673 | 10.4 |
1991 | 26,283 | 10.4 |
1990 | 25,701 | 10.3 |
1989 | 23,495 | 9.5 |
1988 | 22,436 | 9.2 |
1987 | 22,517 | 9.3 |
1986 | 22,768 | 9.5 |
1985 | 22,201 | 9.3 |
1984 | 22,255 | 9.4 |
1983 | 23,846 | 10.2 |
1982 | 25,520 | 11.0 |
1981 | 27,373 | 11.9 |
1980 | 27,749 | 12.2 |
19791 | 27,669 | 12.3 |
1978 | 28,521 | 12.8 |
1977 | 30,145 | 13.7 |
1976 | 32,105 | 14.7 |
1975 | 33,989 | 15.7 |
19742 | 30,122 | 14.1 |
1973 | 30,998 | 14.6 |
1972 | 32,882 | 15.7 |
1971 | 35,217 | 17.0 |
1970 | 37,137 | 18.1 |
1969 | 39,120 | 19.3 |
1968 | 42,623 | 21.2 |
1967 | 45,647 | 23.0 |
1966 | 47,767 | 24.3 |
1965 | 49,016 | 25.2 |
1964 | 50,874 | 26.5 |
1963 | 54,042 | 28.6 |
1962 | 53,315 | 28.6 |
1961 | 53,726 | 29.2 |
1960 | 55,494 | 30.7 |
1959 | 57,535 | 32.4 |
1958 | 63,534 | 36.3 |
1957 | 67,149 | 39.0 |
1956 | 69,895 | 41.4 |
1955 | 77,368 | 46.6 |
1954 | 79,775 | 48.9 |
1953 | 84,304 | 52.6 |
1The large decrease in death rate in 1979 occurred because late effects of tuberculosis (e.g., bronchiectasis or fibrosis) and pleurisy with effusion (without mention of cause) are no longer included in tuberculosis deaths.
2Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.
Notes:
The 1993 to 2021 tuberculosis case counts and incidence rates were updated using the following sources:
- Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for July 1, 1990–July 1, 1999 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race/data_documentation.htm#july2009),
- Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/intercensal-2000-2010-state.html),
- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020 (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-totals-national.html); accessed June 22, 2021, and
- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-national-total.html), accessed July 12, 2022.
Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2022.