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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The information below shows a list of types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases (overall) | approx 1 in 4 or 23.90% or 65 million people in USA | 64,999,999 | 65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC) |
| Syphilis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| HIV | approx 1 in 302 or 0.33% or 900,000 people in USA | 899,999 | 900,000 Americans (NIAID, quarter are unaware) |
| AIDS | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Genital herpes | approx 1 in 4 or 24.63% or 67 million people in USA | 66,999,999 | 67 million people (NIAID) |
| Human Papillomavirus | approx 1 in 13 or 7.35% or 20 million people in USA | 19,999,999 | 20 million Americans currently infected (NIAID; CDC 2001) |
| Chlamydia | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Gonorrhea | N/A | N/A | No information |
| HTLV | N/A | N/A | uncommon |
| chancroid | N/A | N/A | No information |
| cytomegalovirus | approx 1 in 2 or 50.00% or 136 million people in USA | 136,000,000 | 50% approximately; almost half of young adults (NIAID) |
| molluscum contagiosum | N/A | N/A | Common. |
| pubic lice | N/A | N/A | No information |
| scabies | N/A | N/A | common |
| Trichomoniasis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| bacterial vaginosis | approx 1 in 424 or 0.24% or 640,000 people in USA | 640,000 | 16% of pregnant women (DSTD) |
| Granuloma inguinale | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Non-Specific Urethritis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Hepatitis B | approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA | 1,499,999 | estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001) |
Prevalence Statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prevalance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 4 or 23.90% or 65 million people in USA [about data]
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 statistics about 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)
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 prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Sexually Transmitted Diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sexually Transmitted Diseases at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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