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Tuberculosis Incidence by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
If not treated properly, tuberculosis (TB) disease can be fatal. TB bacteria usually attack the lungs but may attack any part of the body. The bacteria are typically spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat expels tiny airborne particles which people nearby can breathe in and become infected. Early detection and treatment of TB are essential to control the spread of the disease and to prevent outbreaks.^[https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/index.html 1]^
Definition
Tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 population
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective TB-1.Data Sources
- American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/) - National Tuberculosis Surveillance System; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/tbcases.htm)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of new tuberculosis casesDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the population
Data Issues
The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective IID-17
U.S. Target: Reduce new cases of confirmed tuberculosis to 1.4 per 100,000 population by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/infectious-disease/reduce-tuberculosis-cases-iid-17
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective IID-29
U.S. Target: Reduce tuberculosis (TB) to 1.0 new case per 100,000 population by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases
Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective TB-1
NJ Target: Reduce tuberculosis incidence to 3.5 per 100,000 population for the total population, 13.4 for Asians, 3.8 for Blacks, 5.5 for Hispanics, and 0.4 for Whites by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/tuberculosis.shtml