Number and proportion of all TB cases that are culture confirmed by PHE Centre, England, 2007-2016 PHE Centre* London
2007 n % 1,834 56.7
2008 n % 1,935 57.6
2009 n % 1,908 56.1
2010 n % 1,950 60.2
2011 n % 2,089 59.8
2012 n % 2,091 61.5
2013 n % 1,773 59.6
2014 n % 1,541 60.3
2015 n % 1,360 59.9
2016 n % 1,378 62.4
West Midlands
555
59.8
542
53.8
583
58.0
524
60.1
615
61.3
590
54.8
550
56.2
424
54.7
400
57.1
412
57.1
North West
430
58.7
427
58.5
481
60.2
490
60.6
507
62.0
469
60.5
447
62.4
392
61.1
359
63.2
377
62.8
South East
396
63.2
381
60.6
420
59.0
437
61.5
490
60.3
488
62.7
440
64.4
429
64.6
367
61.9
378
66.7
East of England
253
60.1
304
60.1
294
57.4
308
60.9
352
62.9
311
62.6
283
62.7
285
65.4
242
62.2
275
63.1
Yorkshire and the Humber
382
60.4
357
56.2
400
58.1
363
57.8
379
57.1
345
58.3
365
62.6
325
63.0
267
61.1
305
71.8
East Midlands
309
57.9
285
59.0
279
53.2
298
60.3
296
60.2
298
60.0
243
58.8
239
59.8
240
67.4
210
61.4
South West
160
59.5
191
68.5
195
64.4
142
53.6
200
65.1
190
63.3
186
57.2
174
55.1
172
60.4
149
62.3
North East
127
64.8
115
65.0
108
65.1
97
64.7
104
79.4
114
68.3
106
76.8
115
68.5
85
66.4
86
69.4
England**
4,448
58.7
4,537
58.1
4,668
57.5
4,609
60.0
5,032
60.8
4,896
60.6
4,393
60.5
3,924
60.6
3,492
61.0
3,570
63.0
* Ordered by decreasing total number of cases in 2016 ** Total cases including those with an unknown PHE Centre of residence
Source: Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance (ETS) Data extracted: April 2017 Prepared by: TB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Infection Service, Public Health England
Number and proportion of pulmonary TB cases that are culture confirmed by PHE Centre, England, 2007-2016 PHE Centre* London
2007 n % 1,121 67.3
2008 n % 1,177 67.1
2009 n % 1,175 66.8
2010 n % 1,148 71.5
2011 n % 1,193 72.6
2012 n % 1,184 72.6
2013 n % 1,045 74.6
2014 n % 945 74.6
2015 n % 816 75.5
2016 n % 848 77.7
West Midlands
357
68.9
366
64.4
382
67.9
333
70.6
407
72.2
368
64.9
352
66.2
273
65.2
267
68.5
275
69.1
North West
293
72.7
277
74.9
317
72.7
312
73.8
298
72.3
286
73.3
265
74.9
255
72.6
238
78.5
246
71.5
South East
266
74.9
266
69.3
274
69.2
261
67.8
309
70.7
307
72.4
266
79.2
280
81.9
243
77.4
236
79.7
East of England
157
68.9
202
63.7
200
67.6
204
68.0
220
72.4
182
69.5
176
75.5
181
78.4
154
71.6
186
74.1
Yorkshire and the Humber
245
65.7
213
63.4
263
66.8
255
67.1
248
65.4
222
67.5
229
68.8
218
74.7
183
71.5
205
84.7
East Midlands
218
69.9
198
70.2
193
68.9
195
78.6
201
72.3
188
66.0
172
71.4
161
72.2
167
79.1
150
78.1
South West
107
63.3
130
74.7
133
69.3
99
56.9
141
70.1
143
70.1
131
63.9
113
58.5
123
65.1
106
68.8
North East
85
70.2
75
73.5
69
69.7
60
73.2
59
81.9
70
72.9
76
87.4
62
75.6
53
77.9
58
80.6
England**
2,850
68.7
2,904
67.8
3,006
68.1
2,867
70.4
3,076
71.7
2,950
70.4
2,712
72.9
2,488
73.2
2,244
74.1
2,310
76.0
* Ordered by decreasing total number of cases in 2016 ** Total cases including those with an unknown PHE Centre of residence
Source: Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance (ETS) Data extracted: April 2017 Prepared by: TB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Infection Service, Public Health England