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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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