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Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2016
See Surveillance Slide #35
Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2016
Year
Total Cases 1
Completed Therapy
Adverse event
Moved 2
Lost
Refused
Died 3
Unknown 4No.
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)1993
23,740
18,043
(76.0)
0
(0.0)
1,120
(4.7)
1,086
(4.6)
223
(0.9)
3,053
(12.9)
215
(0.9)1994
23,053
17,764
(77.1)
0
(0.0)
1,194
(5.2)
740
(3.2)
183
(0.8)
2,743
(11.9)
429
(1.9)1995
21,705
17,306
(79.7)
0
(0.0)
969
(4.5)
570
(2.6)
155
(0.7)
2,396
(11.0)
309
(1.4)1996
20,298
16,528
(81.4)
0
(0.0)
783
(3.9)
525
(2.6)
156
(0.8)
1,998
(9.8)
308
(1.5)1997
18,931
15,673
(82.8)
0
(0.0)
667
(3.5)
444
(2.3)
119
(0.6)
1,755
(9.3)
273
(1.4)1998
17,583
14,766
(84.0)
0
(0.0)
533
(3.0)
411
(2.3)
104
(0.6)
1,579
(9.0)
190
(1.1)1999
16,861
14,234
(84.4)
0
(0.0)
456
(2.7)
359
(2.1)
104
(0.6)
1,437
(8.5)
271
(1.6)2000
15,784
13,407
(84.9)
0
(0.0)
406
(2.6)
397
(2.5)
112
(0.7)
1,294
(8.2)
168
(1.1)2001
15,409
13,242
(85.9)
0
(0.0)
378
(2.5)
402
(2.6)
99
(0.6)
1,121
(7.3)
167
(1.1)2002
14,564
12,482
(85.7)
0
(0.0)
336
(2.3)
412
(2.8)
87
(0.6)
1,080
(7.4)
167
(1.1)2003
14,380
12,418
(86.4)
0
(0.0)
313
(2.2)
390
(2.7)
84
(0.6)
994
(6.9)
181
(1.3)2004
14,080
12,117
(86.1)
0
(0.0)
337
(2.4)
370
(2.6)
82
(0.6)
975
(6.9)
199
(1.4)2005
13,674
11,724
(85.7)
1
(0.0)
323
(2.4)
340
(2.5)
90
(0.7)
986
(7.2)
210
(1.5)2006
13,317
11,540
(86.7)
0
(0.0)
292
(2.2)
359
(2.7)
79
(0.6)
939
(7.1)
108
(0.8)2007
12,902
11,345
(87.9)
0
(0.0)
241
(1.9)
327
(2.5)
72
(0.6)
818
(6.3)
99
(0.8)2008
12,546
10,883
(86.7)
7
(0.1)
256
(2.0)
329
(2.6)
77
(0.6)
843
(6.7)
151
(1.2)2009
11,177
9,825
(87.9)
22
(0.2)
96
(0.9)
165
(1.5)
82
(0.7)
681
(6.1)
306
(2.7)2010
10,769
9,481
(88.0)
31
(0.3)
—
—
161
(1.5)
62
(0.6)
657
(6.1)
377
(3.5)2011
10,192
8,976
(88.1)
27
(0.3)
—
—
126
(1.2)
70
(0.7)
686
(6.7)
307
(3.0)2012
9,665
8,506
(88.0)
31
(0.3)
—
—
123
(1.3)
58
(0.6)
609
(6.3)
338
(3.5)2013
9,274
8,175
(88.1)
40
(0.4)
—
—
101
(1.1)
68
(0.7)
582
(6.3)
308
(3.3)2014
9,155
8,138
(88.9)
18
(0.2)
—
—
84
(0.9)
83
(0.9)
564
(6.2)
268
(2.9)2015
9,283
8,177
(88.1)
18
(0.2)
—
—
111
(1.2)
71
(0.8)
573
(6.2)
333
(3.6)2016
8,985
7,835
(87.2)
29
(0.3)
—
—
114
(1.3)
74
(0.8)
602
(6.7)
331
(3.7)1Includes all cases in persons reported as alive at diagnosis and taking one or more TB drugs.2In 2009 the “moved” response option was removed from the RVCT’s reason therapy stopped variable; see Technical Notes for details.3Died = died of any cause (not only TB).4Includes cases in persons reporting reason therapy stopped = other, missing, unknown, or moved (from 2010).
**Note:** Data for all years are updated through June 6, 2019.
Data complete to 2016.
See Technical Notes for details.Table Printing Tips
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  September 6, 2019						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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