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Table 15. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Drug Resistance and History of Previous TB: United States, 1993–2021
See Surveillance Slide #49.
Tuberculosis cases and percentages by drug resistance and history of tuberculosis.
**Year**
**Total cases1**
**Isoniazid (INH)-resistant2**
**Multidrug resistant (MDR)3**
**Previous TB**
**No previous TB****Total cases**
**INH-resistant**
**MDR**
**Total cases**
**INH-resistant**
**MDR****No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**
**No.**
**(%)**2021
6,005
536
(8.9)
77
(1.3)
216
30
(13.9)
10
(4.6)
5,698
498
(8.7)
67
(1.2)2020
5,574
462
(8.3)
58
(1.0)
217
32
(14.7)
10
(4.6)
5,306
425
(8.0)
48
(0.9)2019
6,909
661
(9.6)
93
(1.3)
271
37
(13.7)
15
(5.5)
6,591
618
(9.4)
78
(1.2)2018
6,884
641
(9.3)
104
(1.5)
292
53
(18.2)
18
(6.2)
6,546
584
(8.9)
85
(1.3)2017
6,891
634
(9.2)
129
(1.9)
280
55
(19.6)
27
(9.6)
6,584
575
(8.7)
101
(1.5)2016
7,044
651
(9.2)
97
(1.4)
302
57
(18.9)
18
(6.0)
6,718
590
(8.8)
78
(1.2)2015
7,304
685
(9.4)
88
(1.2)
319
51
(16.0)
16
(5.0)
6,959
633
(9.1)
72
(1.0)2014
7,108
688
(9.7)
94
(1.3)
336
63
(18.8)
24
(7.1)
6,736
621
(9.2)
70
(1.0)2013
7,204
675
(9.4)
97
(1.3)
301
49
(16.3)
13
(4.3)
6,854
621
(9.1)
83
(1.2)2012
7,468
686
(9.2)
89
(1.2)
355
55
(15.5)
12
(3.4)
7,076
631
(8.9)
77
(1.1)2011
7,913
753
(9.5)
128
(1.6)
344
60
(17.4)
27
(7.8)
7,529
686
(9.1)
101
(1.3)2010
8,227
692
(8.4)
106
(1.3)
361
63
(17.5)
17
(4.7)
7,786
622
(8.0)
87
(1.1)2009
8,660
762
(8.8)
115
(1.3)
343
52
(15.2)
19
(5.5)
8,221
699
(8.5)
95
(1.2)2008
9,875
838
(8.5)
107
(1.1)
433
57
(13.2)
19
(4.4)
9,303
774
(8.3)
88
(0.9)2007
10,244
799
(7.8)
124
(1.2)
496
71
(14.3)
19
(3.8)
9,655
715
(7.4)
101
(1.0)2006
10,480
845
(8.1)
124
(1.2)
494
67
(13.6)
20
(4.0)
9,912
770
(7.8)
103
(1.0)2005
10,647
842
(7.9)
125
(1.2)
507
70
(13.8)
23
(4.5)
10,064
761
(7.6)
98
(1.0)2004
11,100
872
(7.9)
128
(1.2)
538
64
(11.9)
27
(5.0)
10,484
801
(7.6)
100
(1.0)2003
11,382
904
(7.9)
119
(1.0)
524
65
(12.4)
21
(4.0)
10,758
824
(7.7)
94
(0.9)2002
11,554
915
(7.9)
158
(1.4)
571
80
(14.0)
26
(4.6)
10,828
828
(7.6)
132
(1.2)2001
12,292
897
(7.3)
151
(1.2)
629
87
(13.8)
33
(5.2)
11,520
800
(6.9)
115
(1.0)2000
12,558
981
(7.8)
146
(1.2)
632
84
(13.3)
26
(4.1)
11,832
889
(7.5)
120
(1.0)1999
13,483
1,000
(7.4)
157
(1.2)
669
82
(12.3)
28
(4.2)
12,659
900
(7.1)
127
(1.0)1998
14,275
1,121
(7.9)
155
(1.1)
749
98
(13.1)
23
(3.1)
13,422
1,011
(7.5)
132
(1.0)1997
15,270
1,195
(7.8)
201
(1.3)
742
109
(14.7)
44
(5.9)
14,451
1,078
(7.5)
155
(1.1)1996
16,329
1,284
(7.9)
250
(1.5)
862
142
(16.5)
43
(5.0)
15,361
1,133
(7.4)
207
(1.3)1995
17,094
1,352
(7.9)
327
(1.9)
958
168
(17.5)
70
(7.3)
16,024
1,174
(7.3)
254
(1.6)1994
17,623
1,543
(8.8)
431
(2.4)
1,033
175
(16.9)
74
(7.2)
16,418
1,352
(8.2)
353
(2.2)1993
17,705
1,534
(8.7)
484
(2.7)
982
161
(16.4)
76
(7.7)
16,604
1,367
(8.2)
407
(2.5)Show More1Persons with isolates tested with at least isoniazid and rifiampin.2Resistance to at least isoniazid.3Resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin.
**Note:**Data for all years are updated through July 8, 2022.Table Printing Tips
							
					
							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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