About
This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease by age among pregnant females ages 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2024.
Key Highlights
- In 2024, among females ages 15–44 with TB and pregnancy data available, 69 women reported pregnancy.
- Consistent with the increase in TB cases overall, this represents an increase from 55 cases in 2023, the first year the National TB Surveillance System collected data on pregnancy.
- Pregnant females 15–24 and 25–44 years of age accounted for 1% and 3%, respectively, among females with TB and pregnancy data available.
Data Table
Pregnancy Reported Among Women with Tuberculosis by Age Group: United States, 2023 and 2024
| Year | Total cases1 | Pregnancy data available2 | Pregnant2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–24 | 25–44 | ||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%)3 | No. | (%)3 | ||
| 2024 | 1,757 | 1,620 | (92.2) | 19 | (1.2) | 50 | (3.1) |
| 2023 | 1,494 | 1,364 | (91.3) | 12 | (0.9) | 43 | (3.2) |
1Among all females ages 15–44 years.
2At the time of TB diagnostic evaluation.
3Percentages calculated based on the number of women with pregnancy data available.
Notes
Pregnancy status was added as part of the revised 2020 RVCT with data available starting in 2023.
Data for all years are updated through July 10, 2025.
See Technical Notes.