Table 1

Annual number of patients with tuberculosis and rate of disease in England and Wales by ethnic group

Ethnic group		1988			1993			1998
Ethnic group		No^1-150	Rate^1-160	95% CI		No^1-150	Rate^1-160	95% CI		No^1-150	Rate^1-160	95% CI
Black African^1-151	77	64.4	58.1 to 72.2		355	151	140 to 164		743	210	198 to 225
Indian subcontinent	1784	132	128 to 136		2101	128	125 to 132		2141	121	118 to 124
Pakistani	528	115	109 to 121		841	155	148 to 164		826	143	136 to 150
Indian	1163	144	139 to 151		1133	125	120 to 130		1160	126	121 to 131
Bangladeshi	93	104	92.3 to 119		126	65.7	60.5 to 71.8		155	57.3	53.4 to 61.7
Chinese	48	36.2	32.8 to 40.3		41	30.7	27.8 to 34.2		103	77.3	70.1 to 86.1
Black Caribbean^1-164	137	29.4	27.8 to 31.1		104	21.6	20.5 to 22.9		125	26.4	25.0 to 27.9
Black other^1-152	–	–	–		13	8.30	7.58 to 9.17		25	23.7	21.3 to 26.8
White	2504	5.36	5.33 to 5.39		2267	4.78	4.75 to 4.80		2108	4.38	4.36 to 4.40
Other/mixed^1-154	101	17.9	17.0 to 18.8		223	42.4	40.3 to 44.7		336	43.0	41.3 to 44.9
All	4659	9.383	9.334 to 9.433		5104	10.08	10.03 to 10.13		5658	10.93	10.87 to 10.99

↵1-150 Numbers were multiplied by scaling factors (1.9384 for 1988; 1.886 for 1993) to give annualised figures for comparison.
↵1-160 Rate per 100 000 population.
↵1-151 In 1988 this group was termed “African”.
↵1-164 In 1988 this group was termed “West Indian and Guyanese”.
↵1-152 In 1988 this term did not exist.
↵1-154 In 1988 this group included those described as “Arab”; this term did not exist in 1993 and 1998.
Note: four cases were missing ethnic group information in 1988; none in 1993; 77 cases in 1998.
Source of population data: 1988, 1993 and 1998 Labour Force Surveys.