Status: Improving
Most Recent Data:
2.4
new cases of confirmed TB per 100,000 population
(2021)
Target:
1.4
per 100,000
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
2.8
new cases of confirmed TB per 100,000 population were reported in 2017
Reduce tuberculosis (TB)
Data Sources: National Tuberculosis Surveillance System (NTSS), CDC/NCHHSTP; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
Summary
Although the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States has decreased over the past 2 decades, progress is slowing down. And millions of people have latent TB infection (LTBI), which can progress to active TB. Efforts to identify and cure people with active TB — and to expand testing and treatment for LTBI — can help reduce cases of the disease nationwide.
Topic: Infectious Disease
