Prevalence and Incidence of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Rare Disease

Tuberculosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Tuberculosis, or a subtype of Tuberculosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Tuberculosis as a "rare disease". More information about Tuberculosis is available from Orphanet

Incidence (annual) of Tuberculosis:

18,361 cases annually in the USA (1998); 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die; 17,531 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 5.50 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹ ... see also overview of Tuberculosis.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 14,814 or 0.01% or 18,360 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "18,361 cases annually in the USA (1998); 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die; 17,531 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 5.50 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Tuberculosis:

18,360 per year, 1,530 per month, 353 per week, 50 per day, 2 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "18,361 cases annually in the USA (1998); 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die; 17,531 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 5.50 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of Tuberculosis:

between 10 and 15 million people in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health -- Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID) ... In 1998, a total of 18,371 active TB cases, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Source: excerpt from Tuberculosis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Worldwide prevalence of Tuberculosis:

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 2 billion people, one-third of the world's population, have TB. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health -- Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)

Prevelance statistics for Tuberculosis:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Tuberculosis:

• 42 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for tuberculosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 69% of hospitalisations for tuberculosis was for 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10% of hospitalisations for tuberculosis was for over 75 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Incidence statistics for Tuberculosis:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Tuberculosis:

• 16,337 new cases of tuberculosis occurred annually in the US 2000 (Health, United States: 2002, NCHS, CDC)
• 21,327 cases in the USA 1996 (New Jersey Department of Health, 2004)
• 22,860 cases in the USA 1995 (New Jersey Department of Health, 2004)
• 25,287 cases in the USA 1994 (New Jersey Department of Health, 2004)
• 25,313 cases in the USA 1993 (New Jersey Department of Health, 2004)
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Death statistics for Tuberculosis:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Tuberculosis:

• 749 deaths in the USA 2001 (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)
• 776 deaths in the USA 2000 (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)
• 930 deaths in the USA 1999 (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)
• 1,112 deaths in the USA 1998 (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)
• Tuberculosis death statistics for various countries:
  • About 348,000 deaths from tuberculosis in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 46,000 deaths from tuberculosis in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 599,000 deaths from tuberculosis in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
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