Table 23. Gonorrhea — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by Age Group and Sex, United States

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The table below is from Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023.

2019-2023

Year Age Group Cases Rates per 100,000 Population*
Total Male Female Unknown Sex Total Male Female
2019 0-4 218 72 137 9 1.1 0.7 1.4
5-9 106 20 84 2 0.5 0.2 0.9
10-14 2,646 522 2,113 11 12.7 4.9 20.8
15-19 93,379 35,402 57,758 219 443.5 329.5 560.3
20-24 162,298 83,278 78,700 320 750.2 752.6 744.7
25-29 135,711 84,207 51,260 244 577.3 701.5 445.6
30-34 87,990 58,749 29,045 196 392.3 517.4 262.2
35-39 53,587 36,866 16,614 107 246.5 338.7 153.1
40-44 30,362 21,871 8,417 74 152.4 220.8 84.0
45-54 33,316 26,356 6,884 76 81.5 130.7 33.3
55-64 13,630 11,683 1,916 31 32.1 57.0 8.7
65+ 2,703 2,350 336 17 5.0 9.8 1.1
Unknown Age 446 210 95 141
TOTAL 616,392 361,586 253,359 1,447 187.8 223.7 152.1
2020 0-4 294 90 188 16 1.5 0.9 2.0
5-9 107 13 91 3 0.5 0.1 0.9
10-14 2,958 582 2,368 8 13.6 5.2 22.3
15-19 103,391 39,656 63,542 193 479.8 360.1 603.1
20-24 182,880 90,894 91,618 368 851.9 830.3 870.8
25-29 145,825 87,378 58,127 320 637.0 751.9 515.7
30-34 99,228 64,453 34,590 185 434.8 558.1 306.8
35-39 58,623 38,898 19,604 121 263.9 346.9 178.3
40-44 34,060 23,807 10,164 89 165.6 230.8 99.1
45-54 32,900 25,152 7,663 85 79.8 122.2 37.2
55-64 13,771 11,678 2,063 30 31.9 55.3 9.4
65+ 2,831 2,470 343 18 5.2 10.1 1.2
Unknown Age 901 480 305 116
TOTAL 677,769 385,551 290,666 1,552 204.5 234.8 173.8
2021 0-4 240 76 157 7 1.3 0.8 1.7
5-9 83 17 66 0 0.4 0.2 0.7
10-14 3,044 629 2,409 6 14.2 5.7 23.0
15-19 101,918 39,696 61,961 261 472.6 360.1 587.8
20-24 185,219 92,638 92,130 451 860.5 844.2 873.2
25-29 148,135 89,098 58,701 336 661.5 783.0 533.0
30-34 109,390 72,191 36,911 288 473.5 618.4 323.0
35-39 65,169 44,028 20,992 149 292.2 390.9 190.2
40-44 38,613 26,984 11,553 76 183.0 254.7 109.9
45-54 36,148 27,393 8,684 71 88.8 134.9 42.6
55-64 15,295 12,884 2,381 30 35.7 61.5 10.9
65+ 3,189 2,746 431 12 5.7 10.9 1.4
Unknown Age 3,708 2,008 1,639 61
TOTAL 710,151 410,388 298,015 1,748 214.0 249.7 177.9
2022 0-4 240 97 134 9 1.3 1.0 1.5
5-9 76 15 61 0 0.4 0.1 0.6
10-14 2,882 627 2,241 14 13.8 5.9 22.0
15-19 94,918 39,106 55,477 335 438.7 352.9 525.7
20-24 165,751 85,780 79,408 563 730.0 739.4 715.1
25-29 128,268 80,453 47,470 345 578.0 708.7 437.9
30-34 103,073 71,251 31,553 269 442.2 601.9 275.1
35-39 61,580 43,373 18,067 140 276.5 383.8 164.8
40-44 37,304 26,835 10,390 79 174.1 248.1 97.9
45-54 34,590 26,639 7,856 95 85.6 131.4 39.0
55-64 15,371 13,111 2,229 31 36.5 63.4 10.4
65+ 3,433 2,966 455 12 5.9 11.4 1.4
Unknown Age 570 295 225 50
TOTAL 648,056 390,548 255,566 1,942 194.4 236.3 152.1
2023 0-4 176 62 104 10 1.0 0.7 1.1
5-9 58 14 41 3 0.3 0.1 0.4
10-14 3,171 700 2,458 13 15.2 6.6 24.2
15-19 89,666 38,080 51,384 202 406.2 337.1 476.7
20-24 142,526 76,900 65,226 400 653.5 691.1 610.5
25-29 113,774 75,017 38,358 399 516.7 671.2 353.8
30-34 96,504 69,607 26,657 240 410.2 585.8 229.0
35-39 59,979 44,085 15,724 170 266.5 387.9 141.1
40-44 36,409 27,154 9,162 93 166.4 246.9 84.2
45-54 33,720 26,316 7,325 79 83.3 130.4 36.1
55-64 15,612 13,406 2,164 42 37.3 65.4 10.1
65+ 3,599 3,158 425 16 6.1 11.8 1.3
Unknown Age 6,125 3,929 2,148 48
TOTAL 601,319 378,428 221,176 1,715 179.5 228.3 130.7
* No population data are available for unknown sex and age; therefore, rates are not calculated.

NOTE: Cases in the 0–4 age group may include cases due to perinatal transmission. Cases and rates shown in this table include District of Columbia but exclude US territories. See Technical Notes for more information on gonorrhea case reporting. This report includes data from years that coincide with the COVID-19 pandemic, which introduced uncertainty and difficulty in interpreting case data. See Impact of COVID-19 on STIs for more information.
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