We determined the incidence of tuberculosis and some demographic characteristics among 604 patients in a 3-year period [‎1997-99]‎ in Yazd province, Islamic Republic of Iran. The average annual rate of tuberculosis was 26.8 per 100 000 [‎22.9 in males and 31.0 per 100 000 in females]‎. The highest rate of tuberculosis was in the > 50 years age group [‎111.1 per 100 000]‎. The average annual proportion of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases was 75.8% and 24.2% respectively. On average 66.7% of TB patients were cured, 8.4% transferred to a ...