Tuberculosis case numbers foreign born by immigration status U.S. 2016

This statistic depicts the number of cases of tuberculosis among foreign born persons in the United States in 2016, by immigration status. In that year, there were 1,684 cases of tuberculosis among foreign born persons in the U.S. on an immigrant visa.

Number of cases of tuberculosis among foreign born persons in the United States in 2016, by immigration status

Characteristic	Number of cases
Unknown/missing	2,223
Immigrant visa	1,684
Other immigration status*	1,376
Refugee	398
Student visa	189
Family/fiance visa	181
Employment visa	142
Tourist visa	126
Asylee/parolee	32

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Release date

November 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

Includes persons born outside of the United States (including the U.S. territories), except persons born to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
* Other immigration status includes (but is not limited to) non-U.S.–born persons who were not required to obtain a visa or persons with no official immigration status (i.e., undocumented).

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