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. 2021 Mar;27(3):957–960. doi: 10.3201/eid2703.204094

Table. Reported cases and estimated burden of TB in state capitals of Brazil, 2017.

Municipality Case notifications/100,000 population* Incidence/100,000 population (95% CI) Fraction of cases treated (95% CI) Untreated TB/100,000 population (95% CI)†
Rio Branco 82.7 83.5 (75.0–92.9) 0.940 (0.879–0.979) 5.07 (1.72–10.7)
Maceió 47.2 55.6 (50.5–61.6) 0.853 (0.779–0.908) 8.23 (4.80–13.4)
Manaus 114 125 (118–133) 0.910 (0.855–0.946) 11.4 (6.51–19.2)
Macapá 39.0 39.9 (34.7–46.3) 0.893 (0.798–0.956) 4.34 (1.64–8.92)
Salvador 54.6 65.3 (60.6–71.9) 0.842 (0.765–0.898) 10.4 (6.31–16.8)
Fortaleza 63.7 70.8 (66.7–75.8) 0.899 (0.849–0.938) 7.17 (4.25–11.3)
Vitória 36.3 39.4 (34.3–44.9) 0.947 (0.883–0.984) 2.10 (0.604–5.00)
Goiânia 17.1 19.4 (17.3–21.7) 0.895 (0.815–0.953) 2.05 (0.883–3.80)
São Luís 64.5 77.2 (70.8–85.0) 0.844 (0.771–0.902) 12.1 (7.20–19.1)
Belo Horizonte 23.6 25.3 (23.2–27.7) 0.926 (0.861–0.97) 1.88 (0.702–3.73)
Campo Grande 38.7 42.4 (38.3–47.2) 0.916 (0.847–0.964) 3.58 (1.45–6.98)
Cuiabá 68.6 79.6 (68.9–103) 0.854 (0.650–0.947) 12.2 (3.82–35.7)
Belém 103 125 (116–138) 0.818 (0.744–0.872) 23.0 (15.1–34.8)
João Pessoa 47.9 51.0 (45.8–57.1) 0.908 (0.824–0.962) 4.78 (1.83–9.80)
Recife 98.4 118 (110–129) 0.839 (0.770–0.892) 19.0 (12.1–29.5)
Teresina 27.6 32.3 (28.8–36.6) 0.906 (0.817–0.966) 3.07 (1.04–6.45)
Curitiba 17.0 19.3 (17.4–21.6) 0.909 (0.829–0.962) 1.78 (0.693–3.57)
Rio de Janeiro 99.8 104 (101–109) 0.953 (0.917–0.977) 4.93 (2.33–8.98)
Natal 54.0 58.3 (52.9–64.8) 0.884 (0.809–0.940) 6.81 (3.36–11.9)
Porto Velho 75.9 81 (73.6–89.5) 0.937 (0.869–0.978) 5.19 (1.71–11.2)
Boa Vista 44.0 41 (35.4–47.1) 0.934 (0.865–0.976) 2.73 (0.914–5.99)
Porto Alegre 92.9 106 (99.2–115) 0.879 (0.817–0.924) 12.9 (7.65–20.8)
Florianópolis 39.3 45.4 (40.5–51.1) 0.941 (0.868–0.983) 2.71 (0.752–6.51)
Aracaju 39.1 42 (37.6–47.3) 0.905 (0.829–0.960) 4.02 (1.59–7.77)
São Paulo 56.5 59.7 (57.5–62.5) 0.944 (0.904–0.972) 3.33 (1.6–6.04)
Palmas 6.28 11.6 (9.34–14.3) 0.910 (0.786–0.974) 1.06 (0.279–2.75)
Rio Branco 82.7 83.5 (75.0–92.9) 0.940 (0.879–0.979) 5.07 (1.72–10.7)

*Excluding notifications for misdiagnosis, reengagement in care, and deceased persons.
†Untreated TB is the product of incidence × (1 − fraction treated), rounded up.