Statistics of Gonorrhea in different countries

The following statistics relate to the incidence of sexually transmitted disease Gonorrhea:

• Almost 650,000 annual fresh cases of Gonorrhea in USA
• More or less 400,000 CDC reported cases
• 360,076 annual cases of Gonorrhea notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
• 30.16 Per 100,000 in Canada 2001
• 358,995 new cases of Gonorrhoea occurred in the United States in the year 2000
• 15,903 new cases of gonorrhea were found in England and Wales 2001
• 97% rise in gonorrhea frequency in England and Wales 1996-2001
• Estimated 4 million cases each year in the US along with other sexually transmitted diseases
• 31.8 new cases of gonococcal infection per 100,000 population was notified in Australia in the year 2002
• 6,247 new cases of Gonococcal infection was notified in Australia the year 2002
• Gonorrhea is rising steeply in the other European countries