Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2017
Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, and Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percent Change: United States, 1953–2017
Tuberculosis Cases | Tuberculosis Deaths | |||||||
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Percent Change | Percent Change | |||||||
Year | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number1 | Rate1 | Number | Rate |
1953 | 84,304 | 52.6 | — | — | 19,707 | 12.4 | — | — |
1954 | 79,775 | 48.9 | -5.4 | -7.0 | 16,527 | 10.2 | -16.1 | -17.7 |
1955 | 77,368 | 46.6 | -3.0 | -4.7 | 15,016 | 9.1 | -9.1 | -10.8 |
1956 | 69,895 | 41.4 | -9.7 | -11.1 | 14,137 | 8.4 | -5.9 | -7.7 |
1957 | 67,149 | 39.0 | -3.9 | -5.8 | 13,390 | 7.8 | -5.3 | -7.1 |
1958 | 63,534 | 36.3 | -5.4 | -6.9 | 12,417 | 7.1 | -7.3 | -9.0 |
1959 | 57,535 | 32.4 | -9.4 | -10.7 | 11,474 | 6.5 | -7.6 | -8.5 |
1960 | 55,494 | 30.7 | -3.5 | -5.2 | 10,866 | 6.0 | -5.3 | -7.7 |
1961 | 53,726 | 29.2 | -3.2 | -4.9 | 9,938 | 5.4 | -8.5 | -10.0 |
1962 | 53,315 | 28.6 | -0.8 | -2.1 | 9,506 | 5.1 | -4.3 | -5.6 |
1963 | 54,042 | 28.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 9,311 | 4.9 | -2.1 | -3.9 |
1964 | 50,874 | 26.5 | -5.9 | -7.3 | 8,303 | 4.3 | -10.8 | -12.2 |
1965 | 49,016 | 25.2 | -3.7 | -4.9 | 7,934 | 4.1 | -4.4 | -4.7 |
1966 | 47,767 | 24.3 | -2.5 | -3.6 | 7,625 | 3.9 | -3.9 | -4.9 |
1967 | 45,647 | 23.0 | -4.4 | -5.3 | 6,901 | 3.5 | -9.5 | -10.3 |
1968 | 42,623 | 21.2 | -6.6 | -7.8 | 6,292 | 3.1 | -8.8 | -11.4 |
1969 | 39,120 | 19.3 | -8.2 | -9.0 | 5,567 | 2.8 | -11.5 | -9.7 |
1970 | 37,137 | 18.1 | -5.1 | -6.2 | 5,217 | 2.6 | -6.3 | -7.1 |
1971 | 35,217 | 17.0 | -5.2 | -6.1 | 4,501 | 2.2 | -13.7 | -15.4 |
1972 | 32,882 | 15.7 | -6.6 | -7.6 | 4,376 | 2.1 | -2.8 | -4.5 |
1973 | 30,998 | 14.6 | -5.7 | -7.0 | 3,875 | 1.8 | -11.4 | -14.5 |
1974 2 | 30,122 | 14.1 | -2.8 | -3.4 | 3,513 | 1.7 | -9.3 | -5.6 |
1975 | 33,989 | 15.7 | — | — | 3,333 | 1.6 | -5.1 | -5.9 |
1976 | 32,105 | 14.7 | -5.5 | -6.4 | 3,130 | 1.5 | -6.1 | -6.3 |
1977 | 30,145 | 13.7 | -6.1 | -6.8 | 2,968 | 1.4 | -5.2 | -6.7 |
1978 | 28,521 | 12.8 | -5.4 | -6.6 | 2,914 | 1.3 | -1.8 | -7.1 |
1979 3 | 27,669 | 12.3 | -3.0 | -3.9 | 2,007 | 0.9 | -31.1 | -30.8 |
1980 | 27,749 | 12.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 1,978 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -3.3 |
1981 | 27,373 | 11.9 | -1.4 | -2.3 | 1,937 | 0.8 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
1982 | 25,520 | 11.0 | -6.8 | -7.7 | 1,807 | 0.8 | -6.7 | -7.6 |
1983 | 23,846 | 10.2 | -6.6 | -7.4 | 1,779 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -2.4 |
1984 | 22,255 | 9.4 | -6.7 | -7.5 | 1,729 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -3.6 |
1985 | 22,201 | 9.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 1,752 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
1986 | 22,768 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1,782 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
1987 | 22,517 | 9.3 | -1.1 | -2.0 | 1,755 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -2.4 |
1988 | 22,436 | 9.2 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 1,921 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
1989 | 23,495 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1,970 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
1990 | 25,701 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 1,810 | 0.7 | -8.1 | -9.2 |
1991 | 26,283 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1,713 | 0.7 | -5.4 | -6.6 |
1992 | 26,673 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1,705 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
1993 | 25,102 | 9.7 | -5.9 | -7.1 | 1,631 | 0.6 | -4.3 | -5.6 |
1994 | 24,206 | 9.2 | -3.6 | -4.7 | 1,478 | 0.6 | -9.4 | -10.5 |
1995 | 22,726 | 8.5 | -6.1 | -7.2 | 1,336 | 0.5 | -9.6 | -10.7 |
1996 | 21,210 | 7.9 | -6.7 | -7.8 | 1,202 | 0.4 | -10.0 | -11.1 |
1997 | 19,751 | 7.2 | -6.9 | -8.0 | 1,166 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -4.2 |
1998 | 18,286 | 6.6 | -7.4 | -8.5 | 1,112 | 0.4 | -4.6 | -5.7 |
1999 | 17,499 | 6.3 | -4.3 | -5.4 | 930 | 0.3 | -16.4 | -17.3 |
2000 | 16,308 | 5.8 | -6.8 | -7.8 | 776 | 0.3 | -16.6 | -17.5 |
2001 | 15,945 | 5.6 | -2.2 | -3.2 | 764 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -2.5 |
2002 | 15,055 | 5.2 | -5.6 | -6.5 | 784 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
2003 | 14,835 | 5.1 | -1.5 | -2.3 | 711 | 0.2 | -9.3 | -10.1 |
2004 | 14,499 | 5.0 | -2.3 | -3.2 | 657 | 0.2 | -7.6 | -8.4 |
2005 | 14,065 | 4.8 | -3.0 | -3.9 | 648 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
2006 | 13,727 | 4.6 | -2.4 | -3.3 | 652 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
2007 | 13,280 | 4.4 | -3.3 | -4.2 | 554 | 0.2 | -15.0 | -15.8 |
2008 | 12,889 | 4.2 | -2.9 | -3.9 | 585 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
2009 | 11,514 | 3.8 | -10.7 | -11.4 | 529 | 0.2 | -9.6 | -10.4 |
2010 | 11,100 | 3.6 | -3.6 | -4.4 | 569 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
2011 | 10,504 | 3.4 | -5.4 | -6.1 | 539 | 0.2 | -5.3 | -6.0 |
2012 | 9,935 | 3.2 | -5.4 | -6.1 | 510 | 0.2 | -5.4 | -6.1 |
2013 | 9,561 | 3.0 | -3.8 | -4.4 | 555 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
2014 | 9,398 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -2.4 | 493 | 0.2 | -11.2 | -11.8 |
2015 | 9,547 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 470 | 0.1 | -4.7 | -5.4 |
2016 | 9,253 | 2.9 | -3.1 | -3.8 | 528 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
2017 | 9,105 | 2.8 | -1.6 | -2.3 | — | — | — | — |
1Official tuberculosis mortality statistics were compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html); accessed June 12, 2018.
2Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.
3The 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.
Percent change in tuberculosis death rates is calculated with unrounded figures. See Technical Notes.
Note: The 1993 to 2017 tuberculosis case counts and rates were updated using the following sources: Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for 1990–1999 (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/health_statistics/nchs/datasets/nvss/bridgepop/documentationbridgedintercena1.doc), 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) and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 July 1, 2018 (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/nation-detail.html); accessed June 12, 2018.
Percentage change results reported to one decimal.