1. Reported TB Cases United States, 1953 - 1998 (Log Scale) Cases Year
100,000
70,000 *
50,000
(Log Scale)
Cases *
30,000
20,000
10,000 53 60 70 80 90 98
Year
*Change in case definition

2. Reported TB Cases United States, 1978-1998
18,000
20,000
22,000
24,000
26,000
28,000
30,000 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98
Year
Cases

3. TB Morbidity United States, 1993-1998 Case Rate (per 100,000) Year
Cases
1993
25,287
9.8
1994
24,361
9.4
1995
22,860
8.7
1996
21,337
8.0
1997
19,851
7.4
1998
18,361
6.8

4. TB Case Rates by State United States, 1998 D.C. P.R.
<3.5 (Year 2000 target)
>6.8 (National average)

5. Percentage of Counties with
No Reported TB Cases
United States, 50 40 30
Percentage 20 10 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98
Year

6. Reported TB Cases by State United States, 1997 and 1998
Change
in Cases %
State
1997
1998
Change
New York
2,265
2,000
-265
-11.7
California
4,056
3,852
-204
-5.0
Texas
1,992
1,820
-172
-8.6
Illinois
974
850
-124
-12.7
Florida
1,400
1,302
-98
-7.0
All Others
9,164
8,537
-627
-6.8
Total
19,851
18,361
-1,490
-7.5

7. Change in TB Cases by State United States, 1985, 1992, and 1998
1985 vs. 1992
1992 vs. 1998
New York
+84.4
-56.3
California
+54.2
-28.4
Texas
+32.7
-27.5
Florida
+19.8
-23.7
Illinois
+6.5
-33.1
All Others
-4.2
-24.0

8. Reported TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity United States, 1998
Percentage
White, non-Hispanic
4,495
24.5
Black, non-Hispanic
5,831
31.8
Hispanic*
4,099
22.3
Asian/Pacific Islander
3,623
19.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native
253
1.4
Unknown 60
0.3
Total
18,361
100.0
*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

9. Reported TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity
United States, 1998
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
24%
32%
Unknown <1%
American Indian/
Alaskan Native 1%
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic*
20%
22%
*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

10. Reported TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity United States, 1997 and 1998
Change %
Race/Ethnicity
1997
1998
in Cases
Change
White, non-Hispanic
4,872
4,495
-377
-7.7
Black, non-Hispanic
6,610
5,831
-779
-11.8
Hispanic*
4,228
4,099
-129
-3.1
Asian/Pacific Islander
3,833
3,623
-210
-5.5
American Indian/
Alaskan Native
264
253
-11
-4.2
Unknown 44 60 -- --
Total
19,851
18,361
-1,490
-7.5
*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

11. Change in TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity
United States, 1985, 1992, and 1998
% Change
Race/Ethnicity
1985 vs. 1992
1992 vs. 1998
White, non-Hispanic
-9.9
-41.0
Black, non-Hispanic
+26.8
-39.4
Hispanic*
+73.5
-24.6
Asian/Pacific Islander
+46.4
-0.7
American Indian/
-23.3
-15.4
Alaskan Native
*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

12. Reported TB Cases by Age United States, 1997 and 1998
Change %
Age (yrs)
1997
1998
in Cases
Change
0-14
1,265
1,082
-183
-14.5
15-24
1,681
1,548
-133
-7.9
25-44
6,912
6,365
-547
-7.9
45-64
5,297
4,973
-324
-6.1
65+
4,691
4,393
-298
-6.4
Unknown 5 -- --
Total
19,851
18,361
-1,490
-7.5

13. Change in TB Cases by Age United States, 1985, 1992, and 1998
Age (yrs)
1985 vs. 1992
1992 vs. 1998
0-14
+35.4
-36.6
15-24
+18.1
-21.6
25-44
+54.5
-39.1
45-64
+5.7
-23.3
65+
-5.2
-27.1

14. Trends in TB Cases in Foreign-born Persons, United States*, 1986-199845
Percentage of Cases
16,000
Number of Cases 40
14,000 P e r c n t a g o f T B C s 35
12,000 N u 30 m
10,000 b e 25 r
8,000 o f 20 C a
6,000 s 15 e s
4,000 10 5
2,000 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
Year
* Comprises the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City

15. Country of Origin of Foreign-born Persons with TB, United States, 1998
Other*
36%
Mexico
23%
South Korea 3%
Haiti 4%
Republic of China 5%
Philippines
India 7%
13%
Vietnam
10%
*Includes 149 countries

16. Change in TB Cases by Country of Origin
United States, 1986, 1992, and 1998
% Change
Country of Origin
1986 vs. 1992
1992 vs. 1998
Foreign-born
+47.6
+4.4
U.S.-born
+8.5
-44.5

17. Primary Isoniazid Resistance Among TB Cases, 1993 - 1998
D.C.
<4%
>4%

18. MDR TB Cases,
D.C.
None
>
1 case