NSW Tuberculosis Surveillance Report 2023: Demographics

​​​​ On this page

  1. Tuberculosis notifications and notification rate
  2. Tuberculosis notifications by sex and age group
  3. Tuberculosis notifications by local health district
  4. Tuberculosis notifications by country of birth
  5. Tuberculosis notifications by risk factor

Overview


520
notifications in 2023


6.3 per 100,000
notification rate in 2023


9
cases in children <15 in 2023

Tuberculosis notifications and notification rate in NSW, 2004-2023

​​​Notifications in 2023 were 3.4% lower than in 2022 and 7.7% lower than the 5 year average from 2018 to 2022. 

 

​Tuberculosis notifications by age group and sex in NSW, 2023

Notification rates were highest in those aged 20-29 years. ​

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Tuberculosis notification rate by local health district of residence in NSW, 2023

​Notification rates were highest in Western Sydney (13.9 cases per 100,000) and South Western Sydney (10.1 cases per 100,000) Local Health Districts. ​​

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Country of birth of tuberculosis cases in NSW, 2023

​Almost 90% of cases reported to be born in countries high risk for TB, the majority of these were countries in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia WHO regions. ​

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Country of birthNumber of casesPercentageRate per 100,0001
Philippines8416%78.6
India7815%37.3
Nepal7114%109.3
Vietnam448%44.9
Australia428%0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)408%16.2
Indonesia224%58.0
Afghanistan132%88.9
Bangladesh102%33.8
Cambodia92%65.1
Other countries10721%10.3
Total5201006.3

Reported risk factors for tuberculosis2 among notified cases in NSW, 2023

Risk factorNumber of casesPercentage
Born in a high risk country345988%
Household or close contact with a TB case7615%
Immunosuppressive condition7114%
Ever resided in a high risk country (excluding country of birth)3 499%
Previous TB499%
Ever worked in healthcare336%
Immunosuppressive medication275%
Child of parents from HRC351%
Ever resided in correctional services2<1%
Ever homeless1<1%
Ever resided in an institution1<1%
Other112%
Not able to be determined132%

Notes

  1. Notification rate calculated utilising ABS Census Data 2021, population by country of birth.
  2. Multiple risk factors can be recorded.
  3. High risk country is those defined as countries with a TB incidence >40 cases per 100,000 population per year. For a current list of high risk countries see List of countries where tuberculosis (TB) is common.
  4. Data for this report was extracted from Notifiable Conditions Records for Epidemiology and Surveillance, NSW Ministry of Health on 24 September 2024. Population data including population by local health district (LHD), population by country of birth and, NSW population were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) via the Secure Analytics for Population Health Research and Intelligence System (SAPHaRI).

2023 reportAustralian-born cases

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Current as at: Friday 20 December 2024
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