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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2020						Print
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Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2018
See Surveillance Slide #54.
Table 12. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Reason Tuberculosis Therapy Was Stopped: United States, 1993–2016
Year
Total Cases1
Completed Therapy
Adverse event
Moved 2
Lost
Refused
Died 3
Unknown 4No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)
No.
(%)1993
23,743
18,043
(76.0)
0
(0.0)
1,107
(4.7)
1,086
(4.6)
223
(0.9)
3,053
(12.9)
231
(1.0)1994
23,054
17,764
(77.1)
0
(0.0)
1,180
(5.1)
740
(3.2)
183
(0.8)
2,743
(11.9)
444
(1.9)1995
21,706
17,306
(79.7)
0
(0.0)
955
(4.4)
570
(2.6)
155
(0.7)
2,396
(11.0)
324
(1.5)1996
20,300
16,530
(81.4)
0
(0.0)
770
(3.8)
525
(2.6)
156
(0.8)
1,998
(9.8)
321
(1.6)1997
18,932
15,673
(82.8)
0
(0.0)
667
(3.5)
444
(2.3)
119
(0.6)
1,755
(9.3)
274
(1.4)1998
17,585
14,766
(84.0)
0
(0.0)
533
(3.0)
411
(2.3)
104
(0.6)
1,579
(9.0)
192
(1.1)1999
16,862
14,234
(84.4)
0
(0.0)
456
(2.7)
359
(2.1)
104
(0.6)
1,437
(8.5)
272
(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
15,413
13,242
(85.9)
0
(0.0)
378
(2.5)
402
(2.6)
99
(0.6)
1,122
(7.3)
170
(1.1)2002
14,569
12,482
(85.7)
0
(0.0)
336
(2.3)
412
(2.8)
87
(0.6)
1,080
(7.4)
172
(1.2)2003
14,382
12,418
(86.3)
0
(0.0)
313
(2.2)
390
(2.7)
84
(0.6)
994
(6.9)
183
(1.3)2004
14,083
12,117
(86.0)
0
(0.0)
336
(2.4)
370
(2.6)
82
(0.6)
975
(6.9)
203
(1.4)2005
13,675
11,724
(85.7)
1
(0.0)
322
(2.4)
340
(2.5)
90
(0.7)
986
(7.2)
212
(1.6)2006
13,320
11,540
(86.6)
0
(0.0)
292
(2.2)
359
(2.7)
78
(0.6)
939
(7.0)
112
(0.8)2007
12,912
11,344
(87.9)
0
(0.0)
240
(1.9)
327
(2.5)
72
(0.6)
818
(6.3)
111
(0.9)2008
12,553
10,882
(86.7)
7
(0.1)
255
(2.0)
329
(2.6)
77
(0.6)
843
(6.7)
160
(1.3)2009
11,164
9,812
(87.9)
22
(0.2)
96
(0.9)
165
(1.5)
82
(0.7)
681
(6.1)
306
(2.7)2010
10,757
9,470
(88.0)
31
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
161
(1.5)
62
(0.6)
656
(6.1)
377
(3.5)2011
10,181
8,971
(88.1)
27
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
126
(1.2)
69
(0.7)
686
(6.7)
302
(3.0)2012
9,661
8,511
(88.1)
31
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
123
(1.3)
58
(0.6)
609
(6.3)
329
(3.4)2013
9,266
8,171
(88.2)
39
(0.4)
0
(0.0)
101
(1.1)
68
(0.7)
582
(6.3)
305
(3.3)2014
9,149
8,135
(88.9)
18
(0.2)
0
(0.0)
84
(0.9)
81
(0.9)
563
(6.2)
268
(2.9)2015
9,280
8,177
(88.1)
18
(0.2)
0
(0.0)
110
(1.2)
72
(0.8)
573
(6.2)
330
(3.6)2016
8,979
7,858
(87.5)
31
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
117
(1.3)
74
(0.8)
603
(6.7)
296
(3.3)2017
8,842
7,753
(87.7)
30
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
110
(1.2)
78
(0.9)
597
(6.8)
274
(3.1)2018
8,738
7,640
(87.4)
25
(0.3)
0
(0.0)
119
(1.4)
85
(1.0)
578
(6.6)
291
(3.3)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 (option beginning in 2010).
**Note:** Data for all years are updated through June 14, 2021.
Data complete to 2018.
See Technical Notes for details.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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