Total number of new tuberculosis cases, notification rate per 100 000 inhabitants, and distribution of smear positive cases in Cuba, 1962–97
| Year | Total new cases | Rate | Smear positive (%)1-150 | Rate |
| 1962 | 2818 | 38.8 | 2516 (89.3) | 34.6 |
| 1963 | 2768 | 36.2 | 2472 (89.3) | 32.3 |
| 1964 | 3909 | 52.6 | 3491 (89.3) | 47.0 |
| 1965 | 4958 | 65 | 4427 (89.3) | 58.0 |
| 1966 | 2846 | 36.5 | 2541 (89.2) | 32.6 |
| 1967 | 2950 | 37.2 | 2634 (89.2) | 33.2 |
| 1968 | 3310 | 41 | 2956 (89.3) | 36.6 |
| 1969 | 3607 | 43.9 | 3221 (89.2) | 39.2 |
| 1970 | 2606 | 31.2 | 2327 (89.2) | 27.9 |
| 1971 | 1543 | 17.8 | 1378 (89.3) | 15.9 |
| 1972 | 1272 | 14.5 | 1136 (89.3) | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 1396 | 15.7 | 1247 (89.3) | 14.0 |
| 1974 | 1418 | 15.6 | 1266 (89.2) | 13.9 |
| 1975 | 1326 | 14.3 | 1184 (89.2) | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 1270 | 13.4 | 1134 (89.2) | 12.0 |
| 1977 | 1257 | 13.1 | 1123 (89.4) | 11.7 |
| 1978 | 1261 | 13 | 1154 (91.5) | 11.8 |
| 1979 | 1133 | 11.6 | 1044 (92.1) | 10.7 |
| 1980 | 1133 | 11.6 | 1004 (88.6) | 10.3 |
| 1981 | 833 | 8.5 | 743 (89.2) | 7.6 |
| 1982 | 815 | 8.3 | 711 (87.2) | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 762 | 7.7 | 685 (89.9) | 6.9 |
| 1984 | 705 | 7.1 | 638 (90.5) | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 680 | 6.8 | 603 (88.9) | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 656 | 6.4 | 561 (85.5) | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 630 | 6.2 | 550 (87.3) | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 628 | 5.9 | 551 (87.7) | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 581 | 5.5 | 514 (88.5) | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 546 | 5.1 | 491 (89.9) | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 514 | 4.8 | 466 (90.6) | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 633 | 5.8 | 591 (93.3) | 5.5 |
| 1993 | 789 | 7.2 | 718 (91) | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 1617 | 14.7 | 914 (56.5) | 8.3 |
| 1995 | 1553 | 14.1 | 834 (53.7) | 7.6 |
| 1996 | 1486 | 13.5 | 835 (56.2) | 7.6 |
| 1997 | 1346 | 12.2 | 765 (56.8) | 6.9 |
↵1-150 Percentage of sputum smear positive cases out of all cases.