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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [3]
Epidemiology and demographics
Prevalence
Gonorrhea is a very common infectious disease.
- In the period from 1975 to 1997, the national gonorrhea rate declined, following the implementation of the national gonorrhea control program in the mid-1970s.
- After a small increase in 1998, the gonorrhea rate has decreased slightly since 1999.
- In 2012, global prevalence of gonorrhea was estimated 78 million new cases.
Developed Country
- Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable disease in the United States. [1]
- In the United States, CDC estimates more than 300,000 reported cases of gonorrhea per year, yet CDC estimates 820,000 new infections may actually occur each year.[2]
- In China, the prevalence of gonorrhea is estimated to be 95,000 cases of gonorrhea were reported in 2012,
N. gonorrhoeae visited STD clinics or hospital outpatient departments for treatment and 95,263 cases of gonorrhea were reported in 2012, making gonorrhea the sixth most common infectious disease [4] and the first most common STD
Gender
- In 2012, the global prevalence of gonorrhea among women aged 15–49 years was estimated to range from 600 to 1,000 cases per 100,000 individuals.
- In 2012, the global prevalence of gonorrhea among men was estimated to range from 400 to 900 cases per 100,000 individuals.