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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2016
Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, and Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percent Change: United States, 1953–2016
| Year | Tuberculosis Cases | Tuberculosis Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | Percent Change | Number1 | Rate1 | Percent Change | |||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| 1953 | 84,304 | 52.6 | — | — | 19,707 | 12.4 | — | — |
| 1954 | 79,775 | 48.9 | –5.4 | –7.0 | 16,527 | 10.2 | –16.1 | –17.7 |
| 1955 | 77,368 | 46.6 | –3.0 | –4.7 | 15,016 | 9.1 | –9.1 | –10.8 |
| 1956 | 69,895 | 41.4 | –9.7 | –11.1 | 14,137 | 8.4 | –5.9 | –7.7 |
| 1957 | 67,149 | 39.0 | –3.9 | –5.8 | 13,390 | 7.8 | –5.3 | –7.1 |
| 1958 | 63,534 | 36.3 | –5.4 | –6.9 | 12,417 | 7.1 | –7.3 | –9.0 |
| 1959 | 57,535 | 32.4 | –9.4 | –10.7 | 11,474 | 6.5 | –7.6 | –8.5 |
| 1960 | 55,494 | 30.7 | –3.5 | –5.2 | 10,866 | 6.0 | –5.3 | –7.7 |
| 1961 | 53,726 | 29.2 | –3.2 | –4.9 | 9,938 | 5.4 | –8.5 | –10.0 |
| 1962 | 53,315 | 28.6 | –0.8 | –2.1 | 9,506 | 5.1 | –4.3 | –5.6 |
| 1963 | 54,042 | 28.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 9,311 | 4.9 | –2.1 | –3.9 |
| 1964 | 50,874 | 26.5 | –5.9 | –7.3 | 8,303 | 4.3 | –10.8 | –12.2 |
| 1965 | 49,016 | 25.2 | –3.7 | –4.9 | 7,934 | 4.1 | –4.4 | –4.7 |
| 1966 | 47,767 | 24.3 | –2.5 | –3.6 | 7,625 | 3.9 | –3.9 | –4.9 |
| 1967 | 45,647 | 23.0 | –4.4 | –5.3 | 6,901 | 3.5 | –9.5 | –10.3 |
| 1968 | 42,623 | 21.2 | –6.6 | –7.8 | 6,292 | 3.1 | –8.8 | –11.4 |
| 1969 | 39,120 | 19.3 | –8.2 | –9.0 | 5,567 | 2.8 | –11.5 | –9.7 |
| 1970 | 37,137 | 18.1 | –5.1 | –6.2 | 5,217 | 2.6 | –6.3 | –7.1 |
| 1971 | 35,217 | 17.0 | –5.2 | –6.1 | 4,501 | 2.2 | –13.7 | –15.4 |
| 1972 | 32,882 | 15.7 | –6.6 | –7.6 | 4,376 | 2.1 | –2.8 | –4.5 |
| 1973 | 30,998 | 14.6 | –5.7 | –7.0 | 3,875 | 1.8 | –11.4 | –14.5 |
| 19742 | 30,122 | 14.1 | –2.8 | –3.4 | 3,513 | 1.7 | –9.3 | –5.6 |
| 1975 | 33,989 | 15.7 | — | — | 3,333 | 1.6 | –5.1 | –5.9 |
| 1976 | 32,105 | 14.7 | –5.5 | –6.4 | 3,130 | 1.5 | –6.1 | –6.3 |
| 1977 | 30,145 | 13.7 | –6.1 | –6.8 | 2,968 | 1.4 | –5.2 | –6.7 |
| 1978 | 28,521 | 12.8 | –5.4 | –6.6 | 2,914 | 1.3 | –1.8 | –7.1 |
| 19793 | 27,669 | 12.3 | –3.0 | –3.9 | 2,007 | 0.9 | –31.1 | –30.8 |
| 1980 | 27,749 | 12.2 | 0.3 | –0.7 | 1,978 | 0.9 | –1.4 | –3.3 |
| 1981 | 27,373 | 11.9 | –1.4 | –2.3 | 1,937 | 0.8 | –2.1 | –3.0 |
| 1982 | 25,520 | 11.0 | –6.8 | –7.7 | 1,807 | 0.8 | –6.7 | –7.6 |
| 1983 | 23,846 | 10.2 | –6.6 | –7.4 | 1,779 | 0.8 | –1.5 | –2.4 |
| 1984 | 22,255 | 9.4 | –6.7 | –7.5 | 1,729 | 0.7 | –2.8 | –3.6 |
| 1985 | 22,201 | 9.3 | –0.2 | –1.1 | 1,752 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| 1986 | 22,768 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1,782 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| 1987 | 22,517 | 9.3 | –1.1 | –2.0 | 1,755 | 0.7 | –1.5 | –2.4 |
| 1988 | 22,436 | 9.2 | –0.4 | –1.3 | 1,921 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| 1989 | 23,495 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1,970 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| 1990 | 25,701 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 1,810 | 0.7 | –8.1 | –9.2 |
| 1991 | 26,283 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1,713 | 0.7 | –5.4 | –6.6 |
| 1992 | 26,673 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1,705 | 0.7 | –0.5 | –1.8 |
| 1993 | 25,102 | 9.7 | –5.9 | –7.1 | 1,631 | 0.6 | –4.3 | –5.6 |
| 1994 | 24,206 | 9.2 | –3.6 | –4.7 | 1,478 | 0.6 | –9.4 | –10.5 |
| 1995 | 22,726 | 8.5 | –6.1 | –7.2 | 1,336 | 0.5 | –9.6 | –10.7 |
| 1996 | 21,210 | 7.9 | –6.7 | –7.8 | 1,202 | 0.4 | –10.0 | –11.1 |
| 1997 | 19,751 | 7.2 | –6.9 | –8.0 | 1,166 | 0.4 | –3.0 | –4.2 |
| 1998 | 18,286 | 6.6 | –7.4 | –8.5 | 1,112 | 0.4 | –4.6 | –5.7 |
| 1999 | 17,499 | 6.3 | –4.3 | –5.4 | 930 | 0.3 | –16.4 | –17.3 |
| 2000 | 16,308 | 5.8 | –6.8 | –7.8 | 776 | 0.3 | –16.6 | –17.5 |
| 2001 | 15,945 | 5.6 | –2.2 | –3.2 | 764 | 0.3 | –1.5 | –2.5 |
| 2002 | 15,055 | 5.2 | –5.6 | –6.5 | 784 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 14,835 | 5.1 | –1.5 | –2.3 | 711 | 0.2 | –9.3 | –10.1 |
| 2004 | 14,499 | 5.0 | –2.3 | –3.2 | 657 | 0.2 | –7.6 | –8.4 |
| 2005 | 14,065 | 4.8 | –3.0 | –3.9 | 648 | 0.2 | –1.4 | –2.3 |
| 2006 | 13,728 | 4.6 | –2.4 | –3.3 | 652 | 0.2 | 0.6 | –0.3 |
| 2007 | 13,281 | 4.4 | –3.3 | –4.2 | 554 | 0.2 | –15.0 | –15.8 |
| 2008 | 12,890 | 4.2 | –2.9 | –3.9 | 585 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 11,517 | 3.8 | –10.7 | –11.4 | 529 | 0.2 | –9.6 | –10.4 |
| 2010 | 11,157 | 3.6 | –3.1 | –3.9 | 569 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| 2011 | 10,509 | 3.4 | –5.8 | –6.5 | 539 | 0.2 | –5.3 | –6.0 |
| 2012 | 9,940 | 3.2 | –5.4 | –6.1 | 510 | 0.2 | –5.4 | –6.1 |
| 2013 | 9,561 | 3.0 | –3.8 | –4.5 | 555 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 2014 | 9,398 | 3.0 | –1.7 | –2.4 | 493 | 0.2 | –11.2 | –11.8 |
| 2015 | 9,547 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 470 | 0.1 | –4.7 | –5.4 |
| 2016 | 9,272 | 2.9 | –2.9 | –3.6 | — | — | — | — |
1Official tuberculosis mortality statistics were compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html); accessed June 30, 2017.
2Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.
3The large decrease in death rate in 1979 occurred because late effects of tuberculosis (e.g., bronchiectasis or fibrosis) and pleurisy with effusion (without mention of cause) are no longer included in tuberculosis deaths.
Percent change in tuberculosis death rates is calculated with unrounded figures. See Technical Notes.
Note: The 1993 to 2016 tuberculosis case counts and rates were updated using the following sources: Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for
1990–1999 (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/health_statistics/nchs/datasets/nvss/bridgepop/documentationbridgedintercena1.doc), Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/intercensal-2000-2010-state.html) and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 (https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk); accessed July 6, 2017.
Percentage change results reported to one decimal. See Surveillance Slides #2 and #3.
