Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prevalance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC) ... see also overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 4 or 23.90% or 65 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
For details see prevalence of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases analysis; summary of available prevalence data:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
15.3 million annual cases (NIAID) ... see also overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 17 or 5.62% or 15.3 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "15.3 million annual cases (NIAID)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
15,300,000 per year,
1,275,000 per month,
294,230 per week,
41,917 per day,
1,746 per hour,
29 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "15.3 million annual cases (NIAID)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
For details see incidence of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
- Syphilis: 70,000 cases (NIAID; CDC 2001)
- HIV: approximately 40,000 annual cases in USA (NIAID)
- Genital herpes: 500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001)
- Human Papillomavirus: 5.5 million new cases (NIAID/American Social Health Association)
- Chlamydia: estimated 4 million cases (NIAID/CDC) [4-8 million cases] including undiagnosed (about 600,000 diagnosed).
- Gonorrhea: 800,000 cases (CDC estimate/NIAID)
- chancroid: 143 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); rare in the USA but with occasional outbreaks.
- pubic lice: 3 million new cases annually estimated (NIAID)
- Trichomoniasis: 5 million cases annually in the USA (CDC 2001)
- Granuloma inguinale: 0.1 new cases per 100,000 population of donovanosis was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Hepatitis B: 200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
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Worldwide prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
Worldwide, an estimated 333 million new cases of four curable
STDs (gonorrhea, chlamydial infection, syphilis and
trichomoniasis) occurred in 1997. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Prevelance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases discussion:
The incidence of STDs is rising, in part because in the last
few decades, young people have become sexually active earlier yet
are marrying later. In addition, divorce is more common. The net
result is that sexually active people today are more likely to
have multiple sex partners during their lives and are potentially
at risk for developing STDs.
(Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
In the United States, an estimated 15.3 million new cases of
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur each year, at least
one-quarter of them among teenagers. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Prevelance statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
- 36 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for sexually transmitted infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 75% of hospitalisations for sexually transmitted infections occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4% of hospitalisations for sexually transmitted infections occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Incidence statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
- 3 million adolescents contract a sexually transmitted disease annually (NWHIC)
- 292,060 new cases of STIs in England and Wales 2001(PHLS, London, 2002)
- 37% increase in incidence of STIs in England and Wales 1996-2001 (PHLS, London, 2002)
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Death statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
- Non-HIV/AIDS STD death statistics for various regions world-wide:
- About 93,000 deaths from STDs excluding HIV in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 2,000 deaths from STDs excluding HIV in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 58,000 deaths from STDs excluding HIV in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 23,000 deaths from STDs excluding HIV in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
- About 2,000 deaths from STDs excluding HIV in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
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More Statistics about Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
Deaths and related statistics
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Prevalence/Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Online Medical Books
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Sexual Abuse:
Sexual Abuse - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Children of all ages are victimized, with a peak age of vulnerability between 7 and 13 years.
- Girls are victimized more than boys, although abuse of boys is thought to be underreported. Boys represent ~20% of cases reported to child protection agencies each year.
- Race and socioeconomic status are not believed to play a role in the epidemiology of sexual abuse.
Sexual Abuse - incidence
~150,000 substantiated cases are identified each year in the US. This is likely to be a significant underestimation of the actual numbers.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Sexual Ambiguity:
Sexual Ambiguity - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
Disorders causing sexual ambiguity occur congenitally, and the time of presentation is the newborn period. Children with 5α-reductase deficiency demonstrate virilization with puberty.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Sexually Transmitted Diseases usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Sexually Transmitted Diseases at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Sexually Transmitted Diseases refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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