Table 1.    Cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported by state health departments and rates per 100,000 civilian population: United  States, 1941–2000

 

 

Syphilis

 



Chlamydia*

 



Gonorrhea

 



Chancroid

 


Granuloma
Inguinale

 

Lympho-
granuloma
Venereum



All Stages

Primary
and
Secondary


Early
Latent


Late and
Late Latent



Congenital

Year1

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate2

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

1941

485,560

368.2

68,231

51.7

109,018

82.6

202,984

153.9

17,600

13.4

NR

.

193,468

146.7

3,384

2.5

639

0.4

1,381

1.0

1942

479,601

363.4

75,312

57.0

116,245

88.0

202,064

153.1

16,918

12.8

NR

.

212,403

160.9

5,477

4.1

1,278

0.9

1,888

1.4

1943

575,593

447.0

82,204

63.8

149,390

116.0

251,958

195.7

16,164

12.6

NR

.

275,070

213.6

8,354

6.4

1,748

1.3

2,593

2.0

1944

467,755

367.9

78,443

61.6

123,038

96.7

202,848

159.6

13,578

10.7

NR

.

300,676

236.5

7,878

6.1

1,759

1.3

2,858

2.2

1945

359,114

282.3

77,007

60.5

101,719

79.9

142,187

111.8

12,339

9.7

NR

.

287,181

225.8

5,515

4.3

1,857

1.4

2,631

2.0

                                         

1946

363,647

271.7

94,957

70.9

107,924

80.6

125,248

93.6

12,106

9.0

NR

.

368,020

275.0

7,091

5.2

2,232

1.6

2,603

1.9

1947

355,592

252.3

93,545

66.4

104,124

73.9

122,089

86.6

12,200

8.7

NR

.

380,666

270.0

9,515

6.7

2,330

1.7

2,526

1.8

1948

314,313

218.2

68,174

47.3

90,598

62.9

123,312

85.6

13,931

9.7

NR

.

345,501

239.8

7,661

5.3

2,469

1.7

2,429

1.7

1949

256,463

175.3

41,942

28.7

75,045

51.3

116,397

79.5

13,952

9.5

NR

.

317,950

217.3

6,707

4.6

2,402

1.6

1,925

1.3

1950

217,558

146.0

23,939

16.7

59,256

39.7

113,569

70.2

13,377

9.0

NR

.

286,746

192.5

4,977

3.3

1,783

1.2

1,427

1.0

                                         

1951

174,924

116.1

14,485

9.6

43,316

28.7

98,311

65.2

11,094

7.4

NR

.

254,470

168.9

4,233

2.8

1,352

0.9

1,300

0.9

1952

167,762

110.2

10,449

6.9

36,454

24.0

105,238

69.1

8,553

5.6

NR

.

244,957

160.8

3,738

2.5

951

0.6

1,200

0.8

1953

148,573

95.9

8,637

5.6

28,295

18.3

98,870

63.8

7,675

5.0

NR

.

238,340

153.9

3,338

2.2

667

0.4

983

0.6

1954

130,687

82.9

7,147

4.5

23,861

15.1

89,123

56.5

6,676

4.2

NR

.

242,050

153.5

3,003

1.9

618

0.4

875

0.6

1955

122,392

76.2

6,454

4.0

20,054

12.5

86,526

53.8

5,354

3.3

NR

.

236,197

147.0

2,649

1.7

490

0.3

762

0.5

                                         

1956

130,201

78.7

6,392

3.9

19,783

12.0

95,097

57.5

5,491

3.3

NR

.

224,346

135.7

2,135

1.3

357

0.2

500

0.3

1957

123,758

73.5

6,576

3.9

17,796

10.6

91,309

54.2

5,288

3.1

NR

.

214,496

127.4

1,637

1.0

348

0.2

448

0.3

1958

113,884

66.4

7,176

4.2

16,556

9.7

83,027

48.4

4,866

2.8

NR

.

232,386

135.6

1,595

0.9

314

0.2

434

0.3

1959

120,824

69.2

9,799

5.6

17,025

9.8

86,740

49.7

5,130

2.9

NR

.

240,254

137.6

1,537

0.9

265

0.2

604

0.3

1960

122,538

68.8

16,145

9.1

18,017

10.1

81,798

45.9

4,416

2.5

NR

.

258,933

145.4

1,680

0.9

296

0.2

835

0.5

                                         

1961

124,658

68.8

19,851

11.0

19,486

10.8

79,304

43.8

4,163

2.3

NR

.

264,158

145.8

1,438

0.8

241

0.1

787

0.4

1962

126,245

68.7

21,067

11.5

19,585

10.7

79,533

43.3

4,070

2.2

NR

.

263,714

143.6

1,344

0.7

207

0.1

590

0.3

1963

124,137

66.6

22,251

11.9

18,235

9.8

78,076

41.9

4,031

2.2

NR

.

278,289

149.2

1,220

0.7

173

0.1

586

0.3

1964

114,325

60.4

22,969

12.1

17,781

9.4

68,629

36.3

3,516

1.9

NR

.

300,666

159.0

1,247

0.7

135

0.1

732

0.4

1965

112,842

58.9

23,338

12.2

17,458

9.1

67,317

35.1

3,564

1.9

NR

.

324,925

169.6

982

0.5

155

0.1

878

0.5

                                         

1966

105,159

54.4

21,414

11.1

15,950

8.2

63,541

32.9

3,170

1.6

NR

.

351,738

181.9

838

0.4

148

0.1

308

0.2

1967

102,581

52.5

21,053

10.8

15,554

8.0

61,975

31.7

2,894

1.5

NR

.

404,836

207.3

784

0.4

154

0.1

371

0.2

1968

96,271

48.8

19,019

9.6

15,150

7.7

58,564

29.7

2,381

1.2

NR

.

464,543

235.7

845

0.4

156

0.1

485

0.2

1969

92,162

46.3

19,130

9.6

15,402

7.7

54,587

27.4

2,074

1.0

NR

.

534,872

268.6

1,104

0.6

154

0.1

520

0.3

1970

91,382

45.3

21,982

10.9

16,311

8.1

50,348

24.9

1,953

1.0

NR

.

600,072

297.2

1,416

0.7

124

0.1

612

0.3

                                         

1971

95,997

46.9

23,783

11.6

19,417

9.5

49,993

24.4

2,052

1.0

NR

.

670,268

327.2

1,320

0.6

89

0.0

692

0.3

1972

91,149

43.9

24,429

11.8

20,784

10.0

43,456

20.9

1,758

0.8

NR

.

767,215

369.7

1,414

0.7

81

0.0

756

0.4

1973

87,469

41.7

24,825

11.8

23,584

11.3

37,054

17.7

1,527

0.7

NR

.

842,621

402.0

1,165

0.6

62

0.0

408

0.2

1974

83,771

39.6

25,385

12.0

25,124

11.9

31,854

15.1

1,138

0.5

NR

.

906,121

428.2

945

0.4

47

0.0

394

0.2

1975

80,356

37.6

25,561

12.0

26,569

12.4

27,096

12.7

916

0.4

NR

.

999,937

467.7

700

0.3

60

0.0

353

0.2

                                         

1976

71,761

33.2

23,731

11.0

25,363

11.7

21,905

10.1

626

0.3

NR

.

1,001,994

464.1

628

0.3

71

0.0

365

0.2

1977

64,621

29.6

20,399

9.4

21,329

9.8

22,313

10.2

463

0.2

NR

.

1,002,219

459.5

455

0.2

75

0.0

348

0.2

1978

64,875

29.4

21,656

9.8

19,628

8.9

23,038

10.4

434

0.2

NR

.

1,013,436

459.7

521

0.2

72

0.0

284

0.1

1979

67,049

30.1

24,874

11.2

20,459

9.2

21,301

9.6

332

0.1

NR

.

1,004,058

450.3

840

0.4

76

0.0

250

0.1

1980

68,832

30.5

27,204

12.1

20,297

9.0

20,979

9.3

277

0.1

NR

.

1,004,029

445.1

788

0.3

51

0.0

199

0.1

                                         

1981

72,799

32.0

31,266

13.7

21,033

9.2

20,168

8.9

287

0.1

NR

.

990,864

435.2

850

0.4

66

0.0

263

0.1

1982

75,579

32.9

33,613

14.6

21,894

9.5

19,799

8.6

259

0.1

NR

.

960,633

417.9

1,392

0.6

17

0.0

235

0.1

1983

74,637

32.1

32,698

14.1

23,738

10.2

17,896

7.7

239

0.1

NR

.

900.435

387.6

847

0.4

24

0.0

335

0.1

1984

69,873

29.8

28,607

12.2

23,132

9.9

17,829

7.6

305

0.1

7,594

6.5

878,556

374.8

665

0.3

30

0.0

170

0.1

1985

67,563

28.5

27,131

11.5

21,689

9.2

18,414

7.8

329

0.1

25,848

17.4

911,419

384.3

2,067

0.9

44

0.0

226

0.1

                                         

1986

67,771

28.3

27,667

11.6

21,656

9.0

18,046

7.5

410

0.2

58,001

35.2

892,229

372.8

3,045

1.3

48

0.0

307

0.1

1987

87,278

35.9

35,585

14.6

28,233

11.6

22,988

9.4

480

0.2

91,913

50.8

787,532

323.6

4,986

2.0

22

0.0

302

0.1

1988

104,546

42.5

40,474

16.5

35,968

14.6

27,363

11.1

741

0.3

157,807

87.1

738,160

300.3

4,891

2.0

11

0.0

194

0.1

1989

115,067

46.6

45,826

18.6

45,394

18.4

22,032

8.9

1,837

0.7

200,904

102.5

733,294

297.1

4,697

1.9

7

0.0

182

0.1

1990

135,043

54.3

50,578

20.3

55,397

22.3

25,750

10.4

3,865

1.6

323,663

160.8

690,042

277.4

4,212

1.7

97

0.0

277

0.1

                                         

1991

128,637

51.0

42,950

17.0

53,855

21.4

27,490

10.9

4,424

1.8

381,228

180.3

621,918

246.7

3,476

1.4

29

0.0

471

0.2

1992

112,855

44.3

33,962

13.3

49,903

19.6

25,099

9.8

4,067

1.6

409,634

183.4

502,785

197.1

1,885

0.7

6

0.0

289

0.1

1993

101,335

39.3

26,497

10.3

41,902

16.3

29,675

11.5

3,420

1.3

405,275

179.5

444,578

172.5

1,237

0.5

19

0.0

286

0.1

1994

82,334

31.6

20,645

7.9

32,020

12.3

27,452

10.5

2,452

0.9

451,758

194.5

419,577

165.7

779

0.3

3

0.0

237

0.1

1995

69,353

26.4

16,543

6.3

26,657

10.1

24,296

9.2

1,857

0.7

478,577

190.4

392,651

149.4

607

0.2

0

0.0

188

0.1

                                         

1996

53,218

20.1

11,388

4.3

20,187

7.6

20,364

7.7

1,279

0.5

490,681

192.9

326,809

123.2

386

0.1

10

0.0

72

0.0

1997

46,710

17.5

8,556

3.2

16,631

6.2

20,446

7.6

1,077

0.4

531,744

207.0

326,564

122.0

246

0.1

8

0.0

114

0.0

1998

38,367

14.2

7,035

2.6

12,741

4.7

17,752

6.6

839

0.3

607,752

234.2

355,728

131.6

189

0.1

3

0.0

86

0.0

1999

35,379

13.0

6,617

2.4

11,535

4.2

16,654

6.1

573

0.2

659,108

251.6

359,931

132.0

142

0.1

19

0.0

63

0.0

2000

31,575

11.6

5,979

2.2

9,470

3.5

15,597

5.7

529

0.2

702,093

257.5

358,995

131.6

78

0.0

4

0.0

42

0.0

*NR = No report

1For 1941-1946, data were reported for the federal fiscal year ending June 30 of the year indicated. From 1947 to the present, data were reported for the calendar year ending December 31. For 1941-1958, data for Alaska and Hawaii were not included.

2For 1941-1994, rates include all cases of congenitally acquired syphilis per 100,000 population. As of 1995, rates of congenital syphilis <1 year of age per 100,000 population are reported. For rates of congenital syphilis <1 year of age per 100,000 live births see Tables 37, 38 and 39. As of 1995, cases of congenital syphilis <1 year of age are obtained in hardcopy and electronic format based on case reporting form CDC 73.126.

Note: Adjustments to the number of cases reported from state health departments were made for hardcopy forms and for electronic data submissions through May 4, 2001 (see Appendix). The number of cases and the rates shown here supersede those published in previous reports. Cases and rates shown in this table exclude the outlying areas of Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.


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