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Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percentage Change: United States, 1953–2021
See Surveillance Slides #2, #3, #4, and #5.
Tuberculosis cases, incidence rates, deaths and death rates.
**Year**
**Tuberculosis cases**

**Tuberculosis deaths1****No.**
**Rate**
**Percentage change**
**No.**
**Rate**
**Percentage change2****No.**
**Rate**
**No.**
**Rate**2021
7,882
2.4
9.9
9.8

––
––
––
––2020
7,171
2.2
-19.4
-20.2

600
0.2
14.1
13.02019
8,898
2.7
-1.1
-1.6

526
0.2
-3.0
-3.42018
8,998
2.8
-0.8
-1.3

542
0.2
5.2
4.72017
9,069
2.8
-1.9
-2.5

515
0.2
-2.5
-3.12016
9,240
2.9
-3.1
-3.8

528
0.2
12.3
11.52015
9,538
3.0
1.7
0.9

470
0.1
-4.7
-5.42014
9,382
2.9
-1.6
-2.4

493
0.2
-11.2
-11.82013
9,539
3.0
-3.9
-4.5

555
0.2
8.8
8.12012
9,923
3.2
-5.3
-6.0

510
0.2
-5.4
-6.12011
10,474
3.4
-5.4
-6.1

539
0.2
-5.3
-6.02010
11,071
3.6
-3.7
-4.5

569
0.2
7.6
6.72009
11,494
3.7
-11.2
-12.0

529
0.2
-9.6
-10.42008
12,943
4.3
-2.5
-3.4

585
0.2
5.6
4.62007
13,274
4.4
-3.3
-4.2

554
0.2
-15.0
-15.82006
13,720
4.6
-2.4
-3.3

652
0.2
0.6
-0.32005
14,053
4.8
-3.1
-4.0

648
0.2
-1.4
-2.32004
14,498
5.0
-2.3
-3.2

657
0.2
-7.6
-8.42003
14,832
5.1
-1.5
-2.3

711
0.2
-9.3
-10.12002
15,054
5.2
-5.6
-6.4

784
0.3
2.6
1.72001
15,943
5.6
-2.2
-3.2

764
0.3
-1.5
-2.52000
16,306
5.8
-6.8
-7.8

776
0.3
-16.6
-17.51999
17,493
6.3
-4.3
-5.4

930
0.3
-16.4
-17.31998
18,288
6.6
-7.4
-8.5

1,112
0.4
-4.6
-5.71997
19,753
7.2
-6.9
-8.0

1,166
0.4
-3.0
-4.21996
21,212
7.9
-6.7
-7.7

1,202
0.4
-10.0
-11.11995
22,727
8.5
-6.1
-7.2

1,336
0.5
-9.6
-10.71994
24,207
9.2
-3.6
-4.8

1,478
0.6
-9.4
-10.51993
25,105
9.7
-5.9
-7.1

1,631
0.6
-4.3
-5.61992
26,673
10.4
1.5
0.1

1,705
0.7
-0.5
-1.81991
26,283
10.4
2.3
0.9

1,713
0.7
-5.4
-6.61990
25,701
10.3
9.4
8.2

1,810
0.7
-8.1
-9.21989
23,495
9.5
4.7
3.7

1,970
0.8
2.6
1.61988
22,436
9.2
-0.4
-1.3

1,921
0.8
9.5
8.51987
22,517
9.3
-1.1
-2.0

1,755
0.7
-1.5
-2.41986
22,768
9.5
2.6
1.6

1,782
0.7
1.7
0.81985
22,201
9.3
-0.2
-1.1

1,752
0.7
1.3
0.41984
22,255
9.4
-6.7
-7.5

1,729
0.7
-2.8
-3.61983
23,846
10.2
-6.6
-7.4

1,779
0.8
-1.5
-2.41982
25,520
11.0
-6.8
-7.7

1,807
0.8
-6.7
-7.61981
27,373
11.9
-1.4
-2.3

1,937
0.8
-2.1
-3.01980
27,749
12.2
0.3
-0.7

1,978
0.9
-1.4
-3.319793
27,669
12.3
-3.0
-3.9

2,007
0.9
-31.1
-30.81978
28,521
12.8
-5.4
-6.6

2,914
1.3
-1.8
-7.11977
30,145
13.7
-6.1
-6.8

2,968
1.4
-5.2
-6.71976
32,105
14.7
-5.5
-6.4

3,130
1.5
-6.1
-6.31975
33,989
15.7
––
––

3,333
1.6
-5.1
-5.919744
30,122
14.1
-2.8
-3.4

3,513
1.7
-9.3
-5.61973
30,998
14.6
-5.7
-7.0

3,875
1.8
-11.4
-14.51972
32,882
15.7
-6.6
-7.6

4,376
2.1
-2.8
-4.51971
35,217
17.0
-5.2
-6.1

4,501
2.2
-13.7
-15.41970
37,137
18.1
-5.1
-6.2

5,217
2.6
-6.3
-7.11969
39,120
19.3
-8.2
-9.0

5,567
2.8
-11.5
-9.71968
42,623
21.2
-6.6
-7.8

6,292
3.1
-8.8
-11.41967
45,647
23.0
-4.4
-5.3

6,901
3.5
-9.5
-10.31966
47,767
24.3
-2.5
-3.6

7,625
3.9
-3.9
-4.91965
49,016
25.2
-3.7
-4.9

7,934
4.1
-4.4
-4.71964
50,874
26.5
-5.9
-7.3

8,303
4.3
-10.8
-12.21963
54,042
28.6
1.4
0.0

9,311
4.9
-2.1
-3.91962
53,315
28.6
-0.8
-2.1

9,506
5.1
-4.3
-5.61961
53,726
29.2
-3.2
-4.9

9,938
5.4
-8.5
-10.01960
55,494
30.7
-3.5
-5.2

10,866
6.0
-5.3
-7.71959
57,535
32.4
-9.4
-10.7

11,474
6.5
-7.6
-8.51958
63,534
36.3
-5.4
-6.9

12,417
7.1
-7.3
-9.01957
67,149
39.0
-3.9
-5.8

13,390
7.8
-5.3
-7.11956
69,895
41.4
-9.7
-11.1

14,137
8.4
-5.9
-7.71955
77,368
46.6
-3.0
-4.7

15,016
9.1
-9.1
-10.81954
79,775
48.9
-5.4
-7.0

16,527
10.2
-16.1
-17.71953
84,304
52.6
––
––

19,707
12.4
––
––1Official tuberculosis mortality statistics were compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; accessed July 12, 2022.2Percentage change in tuberculosis death rates is calculated with unrounded figures. Percentage change results reported to one decimal.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.4Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.
**Note:** “The 1993 to 2021 tuberculosis case counts and incidence rates were updated using the following sources:
1) Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for July 1, 1990–July 1, 1999,
2) Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010,
3) Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020; accessed June 22, 2021, and
4) Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021; accessed July 12, 2022.
Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2022.
Double dashes (––) indicate that data are not available.
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							Last Reviewed:  November 29, 2022						Source: 	Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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