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Table 42. Congenital syphilis — Reported cases and rates in infants <1 year of age by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1998–2002

  Cases     Rates per 100,000 Live Births
State/Area* 1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002
Alabama 12   7   8   10   6   19.3   11.3   12.6   16.5   9.9
Alaska 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Arizona 25   24   26   29   19   32.0   29.6   30.5   33.9   22.2
Arkansas 30   14   15   6   8   81.4   38.1   39.7   16.2   21.6
California 122   88   86   62   56   23.4   17.0   16.2   11.7   10.6
Colorado 2   1   0   1   2   3.4   1.6   0.0   1.5   3.0
Connecticut 0   1   1   2   0   0.0   2.3   2.3   4.7   0.0
Delaware 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Florida 72   31   42   38   28   36.8   15.7   20.6   18.5   13.6
Georgia 14   16   22   21   10   11.4   12.6   16.6   15.7   7.5
Hawaii 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Idaho 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Illinois 71   54   50   45   39   38.9   29.7   27.0   24.4   21.2
Indiana 0   7   4   13   7   0.0   8.1   4.6   15.0   8.1
Iowa 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Kansas 0   0   2   2   0   0.0   0.0   5.0   5.1   0.0
Kentucky 5   0   3   1   3   9.2   0.0   5.4   1.8   5.5
Louisiana 8   12   7   0   1   12.0   17.9   10.3   0.0   1.5
Maine 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Maryland 44   27   16   5   15   61.1   37.5   21.5   6.8   20.5
Massachusetts 2   0   1   2   1   2.5   0.0   1.2   2.5   1.2
Michigan 18   22   33   26   32   13.5   16.5   24.2   19.5   24.0
Minnesota 0   0   0   0   1   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   1.5
Mississippi 15   12   14   10   6   34.9   28.1   31.8   23.7   14.2
Missouri 15   10   3   5   1   19.9   13.3   3.9   6.6   1.3
Montana 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Nebraska 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Nevada 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
New Hampshire 0   1   0   0   0   0.0   7.1   0.0   0.0   0.0
New Jersey 87   49   23   32   36   75.9   42.9   19.9   27.6   31.1
New Mexico 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
New York 59   43   40   38   25   22.8   16.8   15.5   15.0   9.8
North Carolina 24   19   19   19   13   21.5   16.7   15.8   16.1   11.0
North Dakota 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Ohio 4   6   5   1   3   2.6   3.9   3.2   0.7   2.0
Oklahoma 16   9   1   5   2   32.3   18.4   2.0   10.0   4.0
Oregon 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Pennsylvania 21   7   9   4   5   14.4   4.8   6.2   2.8   3.5
Rhode Island 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
South Carolina 24   23   31   19   14   44.5   41.9   55.2   34.1   25.1
South Dakota 1   1   0   0   0   9.7   9.5   0.0   0.0   0.0
Tennessee 13   10   25   14   2   16.8   12.9   31.4   17.9   2.6
Texas 114   68   72   75   73   33.3   19.5   19.8   20.5   20.0
Utah 1   0   1   0   0   2.2   0.0   2.1   0.0   0.0
Vermont 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Virginia 6   3   7   3   1   6.4   3.1   7.1   3.0   1.0
Washington 1   1   0   0   2   1.3   1.3   0.0   0.0   2.5
West Virginia 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Wisconsin 6   9   4   2   0   8.9   13.2   5.8   2.9   0.0
Wyoming 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
U.S. TOTAL 840   575   574   492   412   21.3   14.5   14.1   12.2   10.2
Northeast 169   101   74   78   67   24.4   14.7   10.7   11.4   9.8
Midwest 115   109   101   94   83   13.1   12.4   11.2   10.6   9.4
South 405   251   286   228   183   28.5   17.5   19.2   15.4   12.4
West 151   114   113   92   79   15.9   12.0   11.5   9.4   8.1
Guam 0   0   0   1   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   28.1   0.0
Puerto Rico 28   23   17   22   20   46.3   38.6   28.7   39.4   35.8
Virgin Islands 0   0   0   1   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   59.9   0.0
OUTLYING AREAS 28   23   17   24   20   42.1   35.2   26.3   39.3   32.7
TOTAL 868   598   591   516   432   21.7   14.9   14.3   12.6   10.6

*Mother’s state of residence used to assign case.

Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.

 


Page last modified: November 20, 2003
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2003 Historical Document

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