The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: Freshwater
indicator Name: Waterborne Human Disease Outbreaks
page # in printed report: 152
location on page: Upper left
data source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Coverage: all 50 states and U.S. territories.
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units: outbreaks per year
  Drinking water Recreational Water
1973 21  
1974 20  
1975 16  
1976 29  
1977 26  
1978 22 4
1979 26 2
1980 29 5
1981 24 0
1982 30 1
1983 35 1
1984 20 3
1985 16 1
1986 18 1
1987 11 4
1988 15 6
1989 12 6
1990 10 9
1991 11 14
1992 18 5
1993 8 5
1994 11 7
1995 11 13
1996 3 9
1997 5 2
1998 7 13
1999 12 11
2000 20 11
2001 17 9
2002 11 10