Table 22. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases* by Year of Birth and Race/Hispanic Ethnicity of Mother, United States, 2017–2021

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Table 22. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases* by Year of Birth and Race/Hispanic Ethnicity of Mother, United States, 2017–2021
Year of Birth American Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian Black/
African American		 Hispanic/Latino
Cases Rates Cases Rates Cases Rates Cases Rates
2017 14 46.2 6 2.4 362 64.1 309 34.4
2018 29 98.4 11 4.5 515 92.5 412 46.5
2019 54 187.1 24 9.8 633 114.5 583 65.8
2020 56 205.7 13 5.8 747 139.7 637 73.5
2021 102 384.5 18 8.2 885 169.2 851 96.1

 

Table 22. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases* by Year of Birth and Race/Hispanic Ethnicity of Mother, United States, 2017–2021
Year of Birth Multiracial Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander		 White Other/Unknown
Cases Rates Cases Rates Cases Rates Cases Rates
2017 2 2.4 6 62.4 213 10.6 29
2018 5 5.9 14 143.9 287 14.5 40
2019 20 23.6 11 108.5 456 23.5 94
2020 25 29.6 19 191.0 541 29.0 119
2021 49 56.1 19 192.1 782 40.9 149
 

* Per 100,000 live births.

NOTE: No population data exist for other or unknown race; therefore, rates are not calculated. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced uncertainty and difficulty in interpreting STD data collected during 2020 and 2021. See Impact of COVID-19 on STDs for more information.

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