Top Organic Search Keywords (External)
2012 Annual Summary
Analysis: Below are the top search words or phrases entered on external search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. The ranked data below represents the specific keywords used on those search engines which led them to a CDC.gov page.
Top search words for 2012 are consistent with 2011, "CDC" and "herpes" were the top two search terms used by external search engines. Other popular search terms included "hpv" and "chlamydia." 70% of the top 20 search terms were STD related keywords used by visitors on external search engines who then arrived on a CDC.gov page.
Rank | Keywords (External) | Searches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cdc | 3,459,364 |
| 2 | herpes | 2,165,597 |
| 3 | hand foot and mouth disease | 1,398,450 |
| 4 | hpv | 1,242,423 |
| 5 | chlamydia | 1,097,780 |
| 6 | west nile virus symptoms | 988,322 |
| 7 | enfermedades de transmision sexualidad | 735,095 |
| 8 | syphilis | 655,870 |
| 9 | bmi calculator | 578,028 |
| 10 | norovirus | 556,856 |
| 11 | bacterial vaginosis | 508,154 |
| 12 | herpes genital | 499,925 |
| 13 | sifilis | 459,113 |
| 14 | clamidia | 454,193 |
| 15 | gonorrea | 448,531 |
| 16 | bmi | 447,193 |
| 17 | gonorrhea | 441,374 |
| 18 | cdc.gov | 418,259 |
| 19 | enfermedades de transmision sexual | 398,869 |
| 20 | symptoms of west nile virus | 394,332 |
