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Incidence Statistics for Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The information below shows a list of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (overall)	approx 1 in 17 or 5.62% or 15.3 million people in USA	15,300,000	65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC)
Syphilis	approx 1 in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA	70,000	70,000 cases (NIAID; CDC 2001)
HIV	approx 1 in 6,800 or 0.01% or 40,000 people in USA	40,000	approximately 40,000 annual cases in USA (NIAID)
AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
Genital herpes	approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA	499,999	500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001)
Human Papillomavirus	approx 1 in 49 or 2.02% or 5.5 million people in USA	5,499,999	5.5 million new cases (NIAID/American Social Health Association)
Chlamydia	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	4,000,000	estimated 4 million cases (NIAID/CDC) [4-8 million cases] including undiagnosed (about 600,000 diagnosed).
Gonorrhea	approx 1 in 339 or 0.29% or 800,000 people in USA	800,000	800,000 cases (CDC estimate/NIAID)
HTLV	N/A	N/A	No information
chancroid	approx 1 in 1,902,100 or 0.00% or 143 people in USA	143	143 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); rare in the USA but with occasional outbreaks.
cytomegalovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
molluscum contagiosum	N/A	N/A	No information
pubic lice	approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA	3,000,000	3 million new cases annually estimated (NIAID)
scabies	N/A	N/A	No information
Trichomoniasis	approx 1 in 54 or 1.84% or 5 million people in USA	5,000,000	5 million cases annually in the USA (CDC 2001)
bacterial vaginosis	N/A	N/A	No information
Granuloma inguinale	approx 1 in 1,000,000 or 0.00% or 272 people in USA	272	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)
Non-Specific Urethritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA	200,000	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)
Syphilis -- Teratogenic Agent	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Chronic Hepatitis C viral infection	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 infection	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 16	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 18	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 31	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 35	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 39	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 45	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 51	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 52	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 56	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 58	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 59	N/A	N/A	No information
Human carcinogen -- Infection with Human papillomavirus type 66	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis A	approx 1 in 8,500 or 0.01% or 32,000 people in USA	32,000	32,000 new cases in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA	150,000	150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Viral Hepatitis	approx 1 in 601 or 0.17% or 452,000 people in USA	451,999	about 452,000 annual cases based on incidence of HepA, HepB, HepC, and HepD (NIDDK 1990-1992)
Chronic Hepatitis B	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic Hepatitis C	N/A	N/A	No information
Syphilitic aseptic meningitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Possible human carcinogenic exposure -- Human immunodeficiency virus type 2	N/A	N/A	No information
Possible human carcinogenic exposure -- Human papillomavirus types 6 and 11	N/A	N/A	No information
Possible human carcinogenic exposure -- Human papillomavirus genus beta	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1A	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1B	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-2A	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1C	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-2B	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1D	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1E	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1F	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1G	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1H	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1J	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1K	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1M	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1N	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1O	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF11_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF13_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF06_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF25_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF21_A2D	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF32_06A1	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF22_01A1	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF26_AU	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-2	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF36_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF27_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF18_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF37_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF19_cpx	N/A	N/A	No information
Pediatric AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1A1	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1A2	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1A3	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1F1	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1F2	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF01_AE	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF33_01B	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF31_BC	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF15_01B	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF34_01B	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF02_AG	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF30_0206	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF20_BG	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF12_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF41_CD	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF40_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF07_BC	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF35_AD	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF08_BC	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF42_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF23_BG	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF14_BG	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF24_BG	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF43_02G	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF17_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF28_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF38_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF29_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV-1, CRF39_BF	N/A	N/A	No information
Chlamydial Infection	N/A	N/A	No information
Tumours related to AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
Pulmonary infections related to AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
Opportunistic infections related to HIV infection	N/A	N/A	No information
Gastrointestinal infections related to AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV related skin conditions	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurological disorders related to AIDS	N/A	N/A	No information
HIV like Severe sore throat	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS-Associated Nephropathy	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS-Related Complex	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS wasting syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS Dementia Complex	N/A	N/A	No information
Vaginosis (bacterial vaginosis)	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurosyphilis -- general paresis	N/A	N/A	No information
Genital warts	approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA	1,000,000	1 million annual cases in the USA (NIAID)
HIV/AIDS	approx 1 in 6,800 or 0.01% or 40,000 people in USA	40,000	approximately 40,000 annual cases in USA (NIAID)
Lymphoma, AIDS-related	N/A	N/A	No information
Lipodystrophy-HIV related	N/A	N/A	No information
Tinea cruris	N/A	N/A	No information
Ureaplasma urealyticum	N/A	N/A	No information
Lymphogranuloma venereum	N/A	N/A	No information
Primary syphilis	N/A	N/A	No information
Secondary syphilis	N/A	N/A	No information
Tertiary syphilis	N/A	N/A	No information
Congenital syphilis	approx 1 in 489,208 or 0.00% or 556 people in USA	556	556 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
HIV-associated eosinophilic folliculitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Treponema infection	N/A	N/A	No information
The clap	N/A	N/A	No information
Syphilis, latent	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurosyphilis	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurosyphilis -- asymptomatic	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurosyphilis -- tabes dorsalis	N/A	N/A	No information
Neurosyphilis -- meningovascular	N/A	N/A	No information
AIDS dysmorphic syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Condyloma	N/A	N/A	No information
Durand-Nicolas-Favre syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information

Incidence Statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:

15.3 million annual cases (NIAID)

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 17 or 5.62% or 15.3 million people in USA [about data]

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)

Incidence statistics about 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)

Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For more information about types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, refer to our section on types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Sexually Transmitted Diseases usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sexually Transmitted Diseases at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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