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Table 29. Primary and secondary syphilis — Men – Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1998–2002

  Cases    Rates per 100,000 Population
State/Area 1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002
Alabama 141   100   60   75   86   6.8   4.8   2.8   3.5   4.0
Alaska 1   1   0   0   0   0.3   0.3   0.0   0.0   0.0
Arizona 118   147   109   130   126   5.1   6.2   4.3   5.1   4.9
Arkansas 49   43   46   22   16   4.0   3.5   3.5   1.7   1.2
California 195   206   272   501   994   1.2   1.2   1.6   3.0   5.9
Colorado 7   2   10   18   62   0.4   0.1   0.5   0.8   2.9
Connecticut 10   10   9   10   25   0.6   0.6   0.5   0.6   1.5
Delaware 10   9   8   9   7   2.8   2.5   2.1   2.4   1.8
Florida 178   199   250   349   509   2.5   2.7   3.2   4.5   6.5
Georgia 203   269   243   285   340   5.5   7.1   6.0   7.1   8.4
Hawaii 4   1   1   12   9   0.7   0.2   0.2   2.0   1.5
Idaho 2   1   1   1   4   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.6
Illinois 238   242   231   318   398   4.1   4.1   3.8   5.2   6.5
Indiana 102   225   155   80   44   3.6   7.8   5.2   2.7   1.5
Iowa 5   3   5   4   4   0.4   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3
Kansas 8   6   5   14   14   0.6   0.5   0.4   1.1   1.1
Kentucky 57   56   43   31   45   3.0   2.9   2.2   1.6   2.3
Louisiana 234   153   112   90   76   11.1   7.3   5.2   4.2   3.5
Maine 1   0   1   1   2   0.2   0.0   0.2   0.2   0.3
Maryland 346   179   185   153   175   13.9   7.1   7.2   6.0   6.8
Massachusetts 31   22   49   42   87   1.0   0.7   1.6   1.4   2.8
Michigan 125   154   189   267   294   2.6   3.2   3.9   5.5   6.0
Minnesota 5   5   11   17   55   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.7   2.3
Mississippi 131   101   67   71   18   9.9   7.6   4.9   5.2   1.3
Missouri 59   47   18   18   24   2.2   1.8   0.7   0.7   0.9
Montana 0   1   0   0   0   0.0   0.2   0.0   0.0   0.0
Nebraska 5   3   1   2   4   0.6   0.4   0.1   0.2   0.5
Nevada 12   2   3   7   14   1.3   0.2   0.3   0.7   1.4
New Hampshire 1   0   2   1   8   0.2   0.0   0.3   0.2   1.3
New Jersey 70   36   48   93   121   1.8   0.9   1.2   2.3   3.0
New Mexico 6   9   11   13   27   0.7   1.1   1.2   1.5   3.0
New York 91   116   120   281   452   1.0   1.3   1.3   3.1   4.9
North Carolina 376   262   249   254   164   10.3   7.1   6.3   6.4   4.2
North Dakota 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Ohio 62   49   43   55   132   1.1   0.9   0.8   1.0   2.4
Oklahoma 53   110   62   32   52   3.2   6.7   3.7   1.9   3.1
Oregon 4   3   8   11   20   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.6   1.2
Pennsylvania 67   57   47   72   83   1.2   1.0   0.8   1.2   1.4
Rhode Island 0   2   2   9   11   0.0   0.4   0.4   1.8   2.2
South Carolina 140   152   133   134   76   7.6   8.1   6.8   6.9   3.9
South Dakota 0   0   0   1   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.3   0.0
Tennessee 283   358   285   173   86   10.8   13.5   10.3   6.2   3.1
Texas 260   289   244   309   397   2.7   2.9   2.4   3.0   3.8
Utah 4   2   1   9   7   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.8   0.6
Vermont 3   1   0   3   2   1.0   0.3   0.0   1.0   0.7
Virginia 88   82   82   59   54   2.7   2.4   2.4   1.7   1.6
Washington 37   74   58   50   69   1.3   2.6   2.0   1.7   2.4
West Virginia 1   2   2   4   1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.1
Wisconsin 38   23   24   9   24   1.5   0.9   0.9   0.3   0.9
Wyoming 1   0   0   0   0   0.4   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
U.S. TOTAL* 3,909   3,835   3,532   4,134   5,267   3.0   2.9   2.6   3.0   3.8
Northeast 274   244   278   512   791   1.1   1.0   1.1   2.0   3.1
Midwest 647   757   682   785   993   2.1   2.5   2.2   2.5   3.1
South 2,597   2,385   2,098   2,085   2,151   5.6   5.1   4.3   4.3   4.4
West 391   449   474   752   1,332   1.3   1.5   1.5   2.4   4.2
Guam 0   2   1   7   4   0.0   2.3   1.3   8.8   5.1
Puerto Rico 96   73   99   114   147   5.2   3.9   5.4   6.2   8.0
Virgin Islands 6   0   1   0   1   11.3   0.0   1.9   0.0   1.9
OUTLYING AREAS 102   75   101   121   152   5.1   3.7   5.1   6.2   7.7
TOTAL 4,011   3,910   3,633   4,255   5,419   3.0   2.9   2.6   3.0   3.9

*Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.

NOTE: Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table.

 


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

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