- Regional distribution of incident cases of tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia from 2015-2019.
| Provinces | Total (N=15662) | 2015 (n=3345) | 2016 (n=2993) | 2017 (n=2962) | 2018 (n=3359) | 2019 (n=3003) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makkah | 6317 (40.3) | 1345 (40.2) | 1201 (40.1) | 1097 (37.0) | 1435 (42.7) | 1239 (41.3) | <0.001* |
| Riyadh | 3855 (24.6) | 846 (25.3) | 794 (26.5) | 798 (26.9) | 770 (22.9) | 647 (21.5) | |
| Eastern Province | 1545 (13.6) | 270 (8.1) | 258 (8.6) | 279 (9.4) | 329 (9.8) | 409 (13.6) | |
| Asir | 547 (3.9) | 121 (3.6) | 100 (3.3) | 96 (3.2) | 113 (3.4) | 117 (3.9) | |
| Jazan | 1604 (9.0) | 306 (9.1) | 292 (9.8) | 351 (11.9) | 384 (11.4) | 271 (9.0) | |
| Madinah | 705 (4.5) | 176 (5.3) | 130 (4.3) | 128 (4.3) | 135 (4.0) | 136 (4.5) | |
| Al-Qassim | 285 (1.8) | 88 (2.6) | 57 (1.9) | 68 (2.3) | 38 (1.1) | 34 (1.1) | |
| Tabuk | 180 (1.1) | 41 (1.2) | 39 (1.3) | 42 (1.4) | 24 (0.7) | 34 (1.1) | |
| Hail | 91 (0.6) | 23 (0.7) | 21 (0.7) | 16 (0.5) | 17 (0.5) | 14 (0.5) | |
| Najran | 197 (1.3) | 51 (1.5) | 40 (1.3) | 30 (1.0) | 45 (1.3) | 31 (1.0) | |
| Al Jawf | 130 (0.8) | 30 (0.9) | 16 (0.5) | 26 (0.9) | 30 (0.9) | 29 (0.9) | |
| Al-Baha | 118 (0.8) | 33 (1.0) | 21 (0.7) | 14 (0.5) | 24 (0.7) | 26 (0.9) | |
| Northern Borders | 88 (0.6) | 15 (0.4) | 24 (0.8) | 17 (0.6) | 15 (0.4) | 17 (0.6) |
Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). The Chi-square test was used.
↵* Statistically significant result