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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020
Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2018
See Surveillance Slide #54.
| Year | Total Cases1 | Completed Therapy | Adverse event | Moved 2 | Lost | Refused | Died 3 | Unknown 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| 1993 | 23,743 | 18,043 | (76.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1,107 | (4.7) | 1,086 | (4.6) | 223 | (0.9) | 3,053 | (12.9) | 231 | (1.0) |
| 1994 | 23,054 | 17,764 | (77.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 1,180 | (5.1) | 740 | (3.2) | 183 | (0.8) | 2,743 | (11.9) | 444 | (1.9) |
| 1995 | 21,706 | 17,306 | (79.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 955 | (4.4) | 570 | (2.6) | 155 | (0.7) | 2,396 | (11.0) | 324 | (1.5) |
| 1996 | 20,300 | 16,530 | (81.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 770 | (3.8) | 525 | (2.6) | 156 | (0.8) | 1,998 | (9.8) | 321 | (1.6) |
| 1997 | 18,932 | 15,673 | (82.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 667 | (3.5) | 444 | (2.3) | 119 | (0.6) | 1,755 | (9.3) | 274 | (1.4) |
| 1998 | 17,585 | 14,766 | (84.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 533 | (3.0) | 411 | (2.3) | 104 | (0.6) | 1,579 | (9.0) | 192 | (1.1) |
| 1999 | 16,862 | 14,234 | (84.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 456 | (2.7) | 359 | (2.1) | 104 | (0.6) | 1,437 | (8.5) | 272 | (1.6) |
| 2000 | 15,784 | 13,407 | (84.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 406 | (2.6) | 397 | (2.5) | 112 | (0.7) | 1,294 | (8.2) | 168 | (1.1) |
| 2001 | 15,413 | 13,242 | (85.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 378 | (2.5) | 402 | (2.6) | 99 | (0.6) | 1,122 | (7.3) | 170 | (1.1) |
| 2002 | 14,569 | 12,482 | (85.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 336 | (2.3) | 412 | (2.8) | 87 | (0.6) | 1,080 | (7.4) | 172 | (1.2) |
| 2003 | 14,382 | 12,418 | (86.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 313 | (2.2) | 390 | (2.7) | 84 | (0.6) | 994 | (6.9) | 183 | (1.3) |
| 2004 | 14,083 | 12,117 | (86.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 336 | (2.4) | 370 | (2.6) | 82 | (0.6) | 975 | (6.9) | 203 | (1.4) |
| 2005 | 13,675 | 11,724 | (85.7) | 1 | (0.0) | 322 | (2.4) | 340 | (2.5) | 90 | (0.7) | 986 | (7.2) | 212 | (1.6) |
| 2006 | 13,320 | 11,540 | (86.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 292 | (2.2) | 359 | (2.7) | 78 | (0.6) | 939 | (7.0) | 112 | (0.8) |
| 2007 | 12,912 | 11,344 | (87.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 240 | (1.9) | 327 | (2.5) | 72 | (0.6) | 818 | (6.3) | 111 | (0.9) |
| 2008 | 12,553 | 10,882 | (86.7) | 7 | (0.1) | 255 | (2.0) | 329 | (2.6) | 77 | (0.6) | 843 | (6.7) | 160 | (1.3) |
| 2009 | 11,164 | 9,812 | (87.9) | 22 | (0.2) | 96 | (0.9) | 165 | (1.5) | 82 | (0.7) | 681 | (6.1) | 306 | (2.7) |
| 2010 | 10,757 | 9,470 | (88.0) | 31 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 161 | (1.5) | 62 | (0.6) | 656 | (6.1) | 377 | (3.5) |
| 2011 | 10,181 | 8,971 | (88.1) | 27 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 126 | (1.2) | 69 | (0.7) | 686 | (6.7) | 302 | (3.0) |
| 2012 | 9,661 | 8,511 | (88.1) | 31 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 123 | (1.3) | 58 | (0.6) | 609 | (6.3) | 329 | (3.4) |
| 2013 | 9,266 | 8,171 | (88.2) | 39 | (0.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 101 | (1.1) | 68 | (0.7) | 582 | (6.3) | 305 | (3.3) |
| 2014 | 9,149 | 8,135 | (88.9) | 18 | (0.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 84 | (0.9) | 81 | (0.9) | 563 | (6.2) | 268 | (2.9) |
| 2015 | 9,280 | 8,177 | (88.1) | 18 | (0.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 110 | (1.2) | 72 | (0.8) | 573 | (6.2) | 330 | (3.6) |
| 2016 | 8,979 | 7,858 | (87.5) | 31 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 117 | (1.3) | 74 | (0.8) | 603 | (6.7) | 296 | (3.3) |
| 2017 | 8,842 | 7,753 | (87.7) | 30 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 110 | (1.2) | 78 | (0.9) | 597 | (6.8) | 274 | (3.1) |
| 2018 | 8,738 | 7,640 | (87.4) | 25 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 119 | (1.4) | 85 | (1.0) | 578 | (6.6) | 291 | (3.3) |
1Includes all cases in persons reported as alive at diagnosis and taking one or more TB drugs.
2In 2009 the “moved” response option was removed from the RVCT’s “reason therapy stopped” variable; see Technical Notes for details.
3Died = died of any cause (not only TB).
4Includes cases in persons reporting “reason therapy stopped” = other, missing, unknown, or moved (option beginning in 2010).
Note: Data for all years are updated through June 14, 2021.
Data complete to 2018.
See Technical Notes for details.
