Table 1.

Number of new cases and TB incidence rate in Brazil and in selected municipalities, 2004–2012 (n = 2 458)

Year	New TB cases: study municipalities n (a)	New TB cases in Brazil n (b)	Proportion of total cases in Brazil % (a/b)	TB incidence rate: study municipalities/100 000	Annual TB incidence rate: Brazil/100 000
2004	72 331	77 694	93.1	46.1	43.4
2005	71 179	76 468	93.1	44.5	41.5
2006	68 072	72 213	94.3	42.0	38.7
2007	67 718	71 825	94.3	42.3	37.9
2008	69 382	73 536	94.4	42.3	38.8
2009	69 075	72 962	94.7	41.6	38.1
2010	67 822	69 433	97.7	40.9	36.4
2011	69 740	70 731	98.6	41.8	36.8
2012	67 940	71 230	95.4	38.8	36.7

TB = tuberculosis.