TB by Initial Drug Regimen: 1993–2023

Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Initial Drug Regimen: United States, 1993–2023

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This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease by initial drug regimen in the United States from 1993 to 2023.

Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Initial Drug Regimen: United States, 1993–2023

CDC describes TB disease by initial drug regimen in the United States from 1993 to 2023.
Year Total cases1 HRZE2 RPT-MOX3 Multi (4+) drug regimen4 Less than 4 drug regimen5
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
2023 9,334 7,714 (82.6) 29 (0.3) 1,087 (11.6) 504 (5.4)
2022 8,056 6,574 (81.6) 18 (0.2) 1,005 (12.5) 459 (5.7)
2021 7,590 6,327 (83.4) 1 (0.0) 804 (10.6) 458 (6.0)
2020 6,947 5,808 (83.6) -- -- 740 (10.7) 399 (5.7)
2019 8,659 7,173 (82.8) -- -- 1,014 (11.7) 472 (5.5)
2018 8,785 7,286 (82.9) -- -- 1,033 (11.8) 466 (5.3)
2017 8,885 7,448 (83.8) -- -- 926 (10.4) 511 (5.8)
2016 9,017 7,668 (85.0) -- -- 913 (10.1) 436 (4.8)
2015 9,315 7,953 (85.4) -- -- 859 (9.2) 503 (5.4)
2014 9,171 7,828 (85.4) -- -- 838 (9.1) 505 (5.5)
2013 9,313 7,875 (84.6) -- -- 889 (9.5) 549 (5.9)
2012 9,679 8,272 (85.5) -- -- 868 (9.0) 539 (5.6)
2011 10,213 8,704 (85.2) -- -- 824 (8.1) 685 (6.7)
2010 10,805 9,129 (84.5) -- -- 876 (8.1) 800 (7.4)
2009 11,220 9,464 (84.3) -- -- 872 (7.8) 884 (7.9)
2008 12,613 10,617 (84.2) -- -- 962 (7.6) 1,034 (8.2)
2007 12,958 10,862 (83.8) -- -- 845 (6.5) 1,251 (9.7)
2006 13,392 11,153 (83.3) -- -- 880 (6.6) 1,359 (10.1)
2005 13,753 11,510 (83.7) -- -- 689 (5.0) 1,554 (11.3)
2004 14,189 11,693 (82.4) -- -- 694 (4.9) 1,802 (12.7)
2003 14,474 11,772 (81.3) -- -- 683 (4.7) 2,019 (13.9)
2002 14,689 11,797 (80.3) -- -- 630 (4.3) 2,262 (15.4)
2001 15,530 12,398 (79.8) -- -- 606 (3.9) 2,526 (16.3)
2000 15,868 12,456 (78.5) -- -- 670 (4.2) 2,742 (17.3)
1999 16,940 13,018 (76.8) -- -- 792 (4.7) 3,130 (18.5)
1998 17,724 13,164 (74.3) -- -- 761 (4.3) 3,799 (21.4)
1997 19,061 13,712 (71.9) -- -- 828 (4.3) 4,521 (23.7)
1996 20,424 13,750 (67.3) -- -- 894 (4.4) 5,780 (28.3)
1995 21,849 13,703 (62.7) -- -- 1,058 (4.8) 7,088 (32.4)
1994 23,196 12,924 (55.7) -- -- 1,287 (5.5) 8,985 (38.7)
1993 23,961 9,663 (40.3) -- -- 1,184 (4.9) 13,114 (54.7)

1Persons alive at diagnosis with initial drug regimen information.

2H, isoniazid; R, rifampin; Z, pyrazinamide; E, ethambutol.

3Daily 4-month regimen with rifapentine, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and moxifloxacin, first recommended by CDC in 2022.

4A drug regimen with at least four drugs, other than HRZE and RPT-MOX.

5Includes some recommended multi-drug regimens for drug-resistant TB as well as persons who were not prescribed any drugs.

Note

Data for all years are updated through July 17, 2024.

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

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