Abstract
Objective: Outline the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases reported in the State of Maranhão between 2009 and 2018. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive and quantitative study on the occurrences of tuberculosis reported in the state of Maranhão, outlining its epidemiological profile. Results: The results obtained in this study reveal that in the period from 2009 to 2018, 23.120 notifications of tuberculosis cases were registered in the State of Maranhão, where it is currently ranked 4th in the Northeast region and 11th in the country. Conclusion: The study showed that even with the large number of tuberculosis cases in the State of Maranhão there was a large decrease in the number of people infected over the period analyzed. It has been shown that the disease affects more males, between 20 and 39 years of age.