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This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease and percentages by site of disease in the United States from 2010 to 2023.
Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Site of Disease: United States, 2010–2023
| Year | Total pulmonary only cases1 | Total pulmonary and extrapulmonary cases2 | Total extrapulmonary only cases3 | Total extrapulmonary sites4 | Extrapulmonary site of disease | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleural | Lymphatic5 | Bone or joint | Genitourinary | Meningeal | Peritoneal | Laryngeal | Other | ||||||||||||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| 2023 | 6,726 | (69.8) | 1,098 | (11.4) | 1,737 | (18.0) | 3,179 | 733 | (23.1) | 863 | (27.1) | 280 | (8.8) | 130 | (4.1) | 182 | (5.7) | 182 | (5.7) | 18 | (0.6) | 791 | (24.9) |
| 2022 | 5,833 | (70.0) | 907 | (10.9) | 1,583 | (19.0) | 2,812 | 617 | (21.9) | 734 | (26.1) | 266 | (9.5) | 114 | (4.1) | 167 | (5.9) | 175 | (6.2) | 33 | (1.2) | 706 | (25.1) |
| 2021 | 5,189 | (66.0) | 994 | (12.6) | 1,682 | (21.4) | 3,002 | 586 | (19.5) | 818 | (27.2) | 368 | (12.3) | 120 | (4.0) | 157 | (5.2) | 210 | (7.0) | 25 | (0.8) | 718 | (23.9) |
| 2020 | 4,779 | (66.7) | 878 | (12.2) | 1,511 | (21.1) | 2,638 | 559 | (21.2) | 812 | (30.8) | 215 | (8.2) | 107 | (4.1) | 132 | (5.0) | 196 | (7.4) | 15 | (0.6) | 602 | (22.8) |
| 2019 | 6,072 | (68.3) | 1,007 | (11.3) | 1,812 | (20.4) | 3,126 | 675 | (21.6) | 1,008 | (32.2) | 269 | (8.6) | 115 | (3.7) | 164 | (5.2) | 187 | (6.0) | 27 | (0.9) | 681 | (21.8) |
| 2018 | 6,155 | (68.4) | 1,037 | (11.5) | 1,802 | (20.0) | 3,115 | 673 | (21.6) | 1,015 | (32.6) | 281 | (9.0) | 145 | (4.7) | 147 | (4.7) | 167 | (5.4) | 23 | (0.7) | 664 | (21.3) |
| 2017 | 6,213 | (68.5) | 966 | (10.7) | 1,882 | (20.8) | 3,136 | 635 | (20.2) | 1,054 | (33.6) | 278 | (8.9) | 137 | (4.4) | 150 | (4.8) | 182 | (5.8) | 21 | (0.7) | 679 | (21.7) |
| 2016 | 6,425 | (69.5) | 938 | (10.2) | 1,867 | (20.2) | 3,064 | 593 | (19.4) | 957 | (31.2) | 270 | (8.8) | 161 | (5.3) | 160 | (5.2) | 193 | (6.3) | 25 | (0.8) | 705 | (23.0) |
| 2015 | 6,624 | (69.4) | 1,007 | (10.6) | 1,904 | (20.0) | 3,167 | 697 | (22.0) | 994 | (31.4) | 302 | (9.5) | 142 | (4.5) | 168 | (5.3) | 191 | (6.0) | 16 | (0.5) | 657 | (20.7) |
| 2014 | 6,456 | (68.8) | 1,000 | (10.7) | 1,919 | (20.5) | 3,189 | 691 | (21.7) | 1,076 | (33.7) | 309 | (9.7) | 152 | (4.8) | 176 | (5.5) | 178 | (5.6) | 18 | (0.6) | 589 | (18.5) |
| 2013 | 6,657 | (69.7) | 926 | (9.7) | 1,972 | (20.6) | 3,125 | 648 | (20.7) | 1,032 | (33.0) | 325 | (10.4) | 156 | (5.0) | 181 | (5.8) | 171 | (5.5) | 19 | (0.6) | 593 | (19.0) |
| 2012 | 6,785 | (68.5) | 1,040 | (10.5) | 2,077 | (21.0) | 3,369 | 697 | (20.7) | 1,139 | (33.8) | 342 | (10.2) | 168 | (5.0) | 181 | (5.4) | 189 | (5.6) | 29 | (0.9) | 624 | (18.5) |
| 2011 | 7,259 | (69.3) | 1,048 | (10.0) | 2,161 | (20.6) | 3,464 | 758 | (21.9) | 1,129 | (32.6) | 353 | (10.2) | 176 | (5.1) | 226 | (6.5) | 186 | (5.4) | 26 | (0.8) | 610 | (17.6) |
| 2010 | 7,698 | (69.5) | 965 | (8.7) | 2,410 | (21.8) | 3,589 | 694 | (19.3) | 1,307 | (36.4) | 352 | (9.8) | 184 | (5.1) | 208 | (5.8) | 190 | (5.3) | 20 | (0.6) | 634 | (17.7) |
1Persons with pulmonary as the only site of disease.
2Persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites of disease.
3Persons with extrapulmonary TB disease only.
4Total extrapulmonary sites among all cases with extrapulmonary disease. Persons might have more than one extrapulmonary site of disease.
5Persons with multiple lymphatic sites of disease are counted once.
Note
Data for all years are updated through July 17, 2024.
See Technical Notes.