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Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, and Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percent Change: United States, 1953–2015

Year Tuberculosis Cases Tuberculosis Deaths
Number Rate Percent Change Number1 Rate1 Percent Change
Number Rate Number Rate
1953 84,304

52.6

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 __ 19,707 12.4 __

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1954 79,775

48.9

 -5.4 -7.0 16,527 10.2 -16.1 -17.7
1955 77,368

46.6

 -3.0 -4.7 15,016 9.1 -9.1 -10.8
1956 69,895

41.4

 -9.7 -11.1 14,137 8.4 -5.9

-7.7
1957 67,149

39.0

 -3.9 -5.8 13,390 7.8 -5.3

-7.1
1958 63,534

36.3

 -5.4 -6.9 12,417 7.1 -7.3

-9.0
1959 57,535

32.4

 -9.4 -10.7 11,474 6.5 -7.6

-8.5
1960 55,494

30.7

 -3.5 -5.2 10,866 6.0 -5.3

-7.7
1961 53,726

29.2

 -3.2 -4.9

9,938

 5.4 -8.5 -10.0
1962 53,315

28.6

 -0.8 -2.1

9,506

 5.1 -4.3

-5.6
1963 54,042

28.6

 1.4 0.0

9,311

 4.9 -2.1

-3.9
1964 50,874

26.5

 -5.9 -7.3

8,303

 4.3 -10.8 -12.2
1965 49,016

25.2

 -3.7 -4.9

7,934

 4.1 -4.4

-4.7
1966 47,767

24.3

 -2.5 -3.6

7,625

 3.9 -3.9

-4.9
1967 45,647

23.0

 -4.4 -5.3

6,901

 3.5 -9.5 -10.3
1968 42,623

21.2

 -6.6 -7.8

6,292

 3.1 -8.8 -11.4
1969 39,120

19.3

 -8.2 -9.0

5,567

 2.8 -11.5

-9.7
1970 37,137

18.1

 -5.1 -6.2

5,217

 2.6 -6.3

-7.1
1971 35,217

17.0

 -5.2 -6.1

4,501

 2.2 -13.7 -15.4
1972 32,882

15.7

 -6.6 -7.6

4,376

 2.1 -2.8

-4.5
1973 30,998

14.6

 -5.7 -7.0

3,875

 1.8 -11.4 -14.5
19742 30,122

14.1

 -2.8 -3.4

3,513

 1.7 -9.3

-5.6
1975 33,989

15.7

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3,333

 1.6 -5.1

-5.9
1976 32,105

14.7

 -5.5 -6.4

3,130

 1.5 -6.1

-6.3
1977 30,145

13.7

 -6.1 -6.8

2,968

 1.4 -5.2

-6.7
1978 28,521

12.8

 -5.4 -6.6

2,914

 1.3 -1.8

-7.1
19793 27,669

12.3

 -3.0 -3.9

2,007

 0.9 -31.1 -30.8
1980 27,749

12.2

 0.3 -0.7

1,978

 0.9 -1.4

-3.3
1981 27,373

11.9

 -1.4 -2.3

1,937

 0.8 -2.1 -3.0
1982 25,520

11.0

 -6.8 -7.7

1,807

 0.8 -6.7

-7.6
1983 23,846

10.2

 -6.6 -7.4

1,779

 0.8 -1.5

-2.4
1984 22,255

9.4

 -6.7 -7.5

1,729

 0.7 -2.8 -3.6
1985 22,201

9.3

 -0.2 -1.1

1,752

 0.7 1.3

0.4
1986 22,768

9.5

 2.6 1.6

1,782

 0.7 1.7

0.8
1987 22,517

9.3

 -1.1 -2.0

1,755

 0.7 -1.5

-2.4
1988 22,436

9.2

 -0.4 -1.3

1,921

 0.8 9.5 8.5
1989 23,495

9.5

 4.7 3.7

1,970

 0.8 2.6

1.6
1990 25,701

10.3

 9.4 8.2

1,810

 0.7 -8.1 -9.2
1991 26,283

10.4

 2.3 0.9

1,713

 0.7 -5.4

-6.6
1992 26,673

10.4

 1.5 0.1

1,705

 0.7 -0.5

-1.8
1993 25,102

9.7

 -5.9 -7.1

1,631

 0.6 -4.3 -5.6
1994 24,206

9.2

 -3.6 -4.7

1,478

 0.6 -9.4

-10.5
1995 22,726

8.5

 -6.1 -7.2

1,336

 0.5 -9.6 -10.7
1996 21,210

7.9

 -6.7 -7.8

1,202

 0.4 -10.0

-11.1
1997 19,751

7.2

 -6.9 -8.0

1,166

 0.4 -3.0 -4.2
1998 18,286

6.6

 -7.4 -8.5

1,112

 0.4 -4.6

-5.7
1999 17,499

6.3

 -4.3 -5.4

930

 0.3 -16.4 -17.3
2000 16,308

5.8

 -6.8 -7.8

776

 0.3 -16.6

-17.5
2001 15,945

5.6

 -2.2 -3.2

764

 0.3 -1.5

-2.5
2002 15,055

5.2

 -5.6 -6.5

784

 0.3 2.6

1.7
2003 14,835

5.1

 -1.5 -2.3

711

 0.2 -9.3 -10.1
2004 14,499

5.0

 -2.3 -3.2

657

 0.2 -7.6

-8.4
2005 14,060

4.8

 -3.0 -3.9

648

 0.2 -1.4

-2.3
2006 13,728

4.6

 -2.4 -3.3

652

 0.2 0.6

-0.3
2007 13,282

4.4

 -3.2 -4.2

554

 0.2 -15.0

-15.8
2008 12,893

4.2

 -2.9 -3.8

585

 0.2 5.6

4.6
2009 11,520

3.8

 -10.6 -11.4

529

 0.2 -9.6

-10.4
2010 11,159

3.6

 -3.1 -3.9

569

 0.2 7.6

6.7
2011 10,510

3.4

 -5.8 -6.5

539

0.2

 -5.3

-6.0
2012 9,942 3.2 -5.4 -6.1 510 0.2 -5.4 -6.1
2013

9,550

3.0

 -3.9 -4.6

555

0.2

 8.8

8.0
2014

9,406

2.9

 -1.5 -2.3

493

0.2

 -11.2

-11.9
2015

9,557

3.0

 1.6 0.8

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1Official tuberculosis mortality statistics were compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, and accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Aug 9, 2016.

2Case data after 1974 are not comparable to prior years due to changes in the surveillance case definition that became effective in 1975.

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.

Percent change in tuberculosis death rates is calculated with rounded figures. See Technical Notes.

Note: The 1993 to 2015 tuberculosis case counts and rates were updated using the following sources: Bridged-Race 1990–1999 Intercensal Population Estimates for 1990–1999 (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/health_statistics/nchs/datasets/nvss/bridgepop/documentationbridgedintercena1.doc), Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 (http://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/state/state2010.html) and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 (http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/totals/2015/index.html); accessed Aug 9, 2016.

Percentage change results reported to one decimal. See Surveillance Slides #2 and #3.

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