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This table describes the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease and percentages by chest radiograph and sputum smear testing results in the United States from 2010 to 2023.
Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Testing Results: United States, 2010–2023
| Year | Total cases1 | Chest radiograph | Sputum smear | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest radiograph completed | Abnormal2 | Cavitation4 | Specimen collected | Positive6 | |||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%)3 | No. | (%)5 | No. | (%) | No. | (%)7 | ||
| 2023 | 9,403 | 8,584 | (91.3) | 6,874 | (80.1) | 1,706 | (24.8) | 8,379 | (89.1) | 3,886 | (46.4) |
| 2022 | 8,084 | 7,530 | (93.1) | 6,156 | (81.8) | 1,550 | (25.2) | 7,194 | (89.0) | 3,439 | (47.8) |
| 2021 | 7,602 | 7,070 | (93.0) | 5,626 | (79.6) | 1,384 | (24.6) | 6,676 | (87.8) | 3,208 | (48.1) |
| 2020 | 6,958 | 6,511 | (93.6) | 5,306 | (81.5) | 1,254 | (23.6) | 6,092 | (87.6) | 2,841 | (46.6) |
| 2019 | 8,671 | 8,146 | (93.9) | 6,608 | (81.1) | 1,607 | (24.3) | 7,621 | (87.9) | 3,402 | (44.6) |
| 2018 | 8,796 | 8,307 | (94.4) | 6,809 | (82.0) | 1,700 | (25.0) | 7,659 | (87.1) | 3,355 | (43.8) |
| 2017 | 8,893 | 8,465 | (95.2) | 6,881 | (81.3) | 1,721 | (25.0) | 7,647 | (86.0) | 3,379 | (44.2) |
| 2016 | 9,023 | 8,600 | (95.3) | 7,117 | (82.8) | 1,684 | (23.7) | 7,768 | (86.1) | 3,391 | (43.7) |
| 2015 | 9,331 | 8,918 | (95.6) | 7,432 | (83.3) | 1,912 | (25.7) | 8,019 | (85.9) | 3,646 | (45.5) |
| 2014 | 9,184 | 8,833 | (96.2) | 7,305 | (82.7) | 1,833 | (25.1) | 7,905 | (86.1) | 3,531 | (44.7) |
| 2013 | 9,342 | 9,018 | (96.5) | 7,507 | (83.2) | 1,995 | (26.6) | 8,008 | (85.7) | 3,585 | (44.8) |
| 2012 | 9,692 | 9,379 | (96.8) | 7,735 | (82.5) | 1,979 | (25.6) | 8,211 | (84.7) | 3,567 | (43.4) |
| 2011 | 10,230 | 9,811 | (95.9) | 8,140 | (83.0) | 2,101 | (25.8) | 8,612 | (84.2) | 3,782 | (43.9) |
| 2010 | 10,826 | 10,359 | (95.7) | 8,537 | (82.4) | 2,140 | (25.1) | 9,000 | (83.1) | 3,832 | (42.6) |
1Persons alive at diagnosis.
2Initial chest radiograph results consistent with TB.
3Percentages calculated based on the number of persons who completed a chest radiograph.
4The abnormal chest radiograph result showed evidence of one or more lung cavities.
5Percentages calculated based on the total number of persons with abnormal chest radiograph results.
6Positive for presence of acid-fast bacilli.
7Percentages calculated based on the number of persons who had a sputum specimen collected.
Note
Data for all years are updated through July 17, 2024.
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