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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020						Print
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Table 19. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons,1 by the Top 30 Countries of Birth and Years in the United States Before TB Diagnosis: United States, 2020
See Surveillance Slides #16 and #17.
Table 19. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Non-U.S.–Born Persons, by the Top 30 Countries of Birth and Years in the United States Before TB Diagnosis: United States, 2019
Country of origin2
Total cases
No. Years in United States3<1
1–4
5–9
10–14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
≥40
Unknown/missingNo.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)**Total**
**5,127**
**499**
**(9.7)**
**913**
**(17.8)**
**644**
**(12.6)**
**460**
**(9.0)**
**377**
**(7.4)**
**424**
**(8.3)**
**286**
**(5.6)**
**301**
**(5.9)**
**203**
**(4.0)**
**435**
**(8.5)**
**585**
**(11.4)**Mexico
925
80
(8.6)
76
(8.2)
44
(4.8)
67
(7.2)
73
(7.9)
98
(10.6)
62
(6.7)
79
(8.5)
56
(6.1)
146
(15.8)
144
(15.6)Philippines
640
38
(5.9)
75
(11.7)
59
(9.2)
69
(10.8)
50
(7.8)
62
(9.7)
43
(6.7)
41
(6.4)
26
(4.1)
68
(10.6)
109
(17.0)India
531
55
(10.4)
116
(21.8)
91
(17.1)
59
(11.1)
40
(7.5)
32
(6.0)
20
(3.8)
26
(4.9)
11
(2.1)
18
(3.4)
63
(11.9)Vietnam
421
28
(6.7)
53
(12.6)
41
(9.7)
31
(7.4)
24
(5.7)
42
(10.0)
43
(10.2)
41
(9.7)
27
(6.4)
37
(8.8)
54
(12.8)China
261
25
(9.6)
35
(13.4)
44
(16.9)
28
(10.7)
13
(5.0)
30
(11.5)
18
(6.9)
17
(6.5)
8
(3.1)
19
(7.3)
24
(9.2)Guatemala
169
21
(12.4)
46
(27.2)
19
(11.2)
23
(13.6)
12
(7.1)
10
(5.9)
7
(4.1)
6
(3.6)
5
(3.0)
5
(3.0)
15
(8.9)Honduras
129
20
(15.5)
49
(38.0)
16
(12.4)
8
(6.2)
9
(7.0)
9
(7.0)
4
(3.1)
6
(4.7)
2
(1.6)
1
(0.8)
5
(3.9)Haiti
126
19
(15.1)
26
(20.6)
22
(17.5)
12
(9.5)
10
(7.9)
10
(7.9)
5
(4.0)
4
(3.2)
3
(2.4)
4
(3.2)
11
(8.7)Ethiopia
102
10
(9.8)
33
(32.4)
17
(16.7)
14
(13.7)
7
(6.9)
6
(5.9)
3
(2.9)
2
(2.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.0)
9
(8.8)El Salvador
100
8
(8.0)
14
(14.0)
15
(15.0)
8
(8.0)
7
(7.0)
8
(8.0)
7
(7.0)
11
(11.0)
11
(11.0)
6
(6.0)
5
(5.0)Nepal
83
4
(4.8)
25
(30.1)
34
(41.0)
16
(19.3)
0
(0.0)
3
(3.6)
1
(1.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)Myanmar
80
6
(7.5)
12
(15.0)
30
(37.5)
19
(23.8)
3
(3.8)
3
(3.8)
1
(1.3)
1
(1.3)
1
(1.3)
2
(2.5)
2
(2.5)Pakistan
74
3
(4.1)
13
(17.6)
12
(16.2)
6
(8.1)
12
(16.2)
8
(10.8)
3
(4.1)
3
(4.1)
3
(4.1)
7
(9.5)
4
(5.4)Bangladesh
67
2
(3.0)
21
(31.3)
14
(20.9)
7
(10.4)
6
(9.0)
4
(6.0)
3
(4.5)
2
(3.0)
2
(3.0)
3
(4.5)
3
(4.5)Korea, Republic of
65
2
(3.1)
1
(1.5)
0
(0.0)
7
(10.8)
5
(7.7)
4
(6.2)
4
(6.2)
10
(15.4)
7
(10.8)
20
(30.8)
5
(7.7)Peru
63
7
(11.1)
7
(11.1)
4
(6.3)
3
(4.8)
12
(19.0)
11
(17.5)
4
(6.3)
4
(6.3)
3
(4.8)
2
(3.2)
6
(9.5)Somalia
62
5
(8.1)
18
(29.0)
16
(25.8)
6
(9.7)
5
(8.1)
5
(8.1)
2
(3.2)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(1.6)
4
(6.5)Ecuador
61
12
(19.7)
14
(23.0)
10
(16.4)
4
(6.6)
4
(6.6)
5
(8.2)
3
(4.9)
3
(4.9)
1
(1.6)
5
(8.2)
0
(0.0)Cambodia
57
3
(5.3)
10
(17.5)
7
(12.3)
2
(3.5)
4
(7.0)
2
(3.5)
3
(5.3)
4
(7.0)
11
(19.3)
3
(5.3)
8
(14.0)Dominican Republic
56
7
(12.5)
12
(21.4)
5
(8.9)
7
(12.5)
3
(5.4)
5
(8.9)
3
(5.4)
4
(7.1)
1
(1.8)
7
(12.5)
2
(3.6)Nigeria
47
2
(4.3)
28
(59.6)
8
(17.0)
4
(8.5)
2
(4.3)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(4.3)Marshall Islands
44
2
(4.5)
10
(22.7)
6
(13.6)
4
(9.1)
6
(13.6)
4
(9.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.3)
2
(4.5)
0
(0.0)
9
(20.5)Laos
42
3
(7.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
5
(11.9)
2
(4.8)
1
(2.4)
4
(9.5)
4
(9.5)
8
(19.0)
15
(35.7)Brazil
37
4
(10.8)
17
(45.9)
5
(13.5)
0
(0.0)
2
(5.4)
3
(8.1)
3
(8.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(8.1)Kenya
36
4
(11.1)
13
(36.1)
4
(11.1)
3
(8.3)
7
(19.4)
2
(5.6)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.8)
0
(0.0)
1
(2.8)
1
(2.8)Thailand
36
4
(11.1)
7
(19.4)
4
(11.1)
3
(8.3)
3
(8.3)
1
(2.8)
2
(5.6)
3
(8.3)
1
(2.8)
2
(5.6)
6
(16.7)Congo
33
4
(12.1)
16
(48.5)
9
(27.3)
1
(3.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(9.1)Agfhanistan
32
15
(46.9)
2
(6.3)
3
(9.4)
3
(9.4)
1
(3.1)
1
(3.1)
1
(3.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.1)
1
(3.1)
4
(12.5)Colombia
31
2
(6.5)
9
(29.0)
3
(9.7)
0
(0.0)
5
(16.1)
3
(9.7)
0
(0.0)
2
(6.5)
2
(6.5)
3
(9.7)
2
(6.5)Cameroon
25
11
(44.0)
6
(24.0)
3
(12.0)
4
(16.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(4.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)All Others4
692
93
(13.4)
149
(21.5)
99
(14.3)
42
(6.1)
47
(6.8)
50
(7.2)
39
(5.6)
26
(3.8)
15
(2.2)
65
(9.4)
67
(9.7)1Includes persons born outside the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.2Ranked by total case count.3Among non-U.S.–born persons, the number of years since arrival in the United States before diagnosis with tuberculosis.4Includes “not specified” for country of birth.Table Printing Tips
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  October 25, 2021						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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