Table 15. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Rates of Reported Cases* by Race/Hispanic Ethnicity, Age Group, and Sex, United States

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

2023

Age Group American Indian/
Alaska Native
Asian Black/
African American
Hispanic/Latino
Total† Male Female Total† Male Female Total† Male Female Total† Male Female
0-4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
5-9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
10-14 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2
15-19 48.8 33.9 64.1 2.4 3.7 0.7 29.6 33.1 26.0 8.6 11.7 5.4
20-24 105.2 103.5 107.0 7.8 13.6 1.9 93.9 128.7 58.6 33.0 51.5 13.5
25-29 137.4 156.6 117.9 11.7 20.8 2.5 100.3 146.8 53.7 44.3 71.0 16.4
30-34 146.4 143.7 149.1 10.9 20.6 1.8 95.3 149.4 42.0 43.2 69.6 15.0
35-39 134.2 140.9 127.4 8.4 15.7 1.5 76.6 123.0 32.6 33.4 51.2 13.8
40-44 120.8 140.9 100.9 5.0 9.5 1.0 50.1 83.1 19.7 24.1 37.2 9.8
45-54 50.4 60.6 40.5 3.9 7.2 1.0 32.0 53.6 12.8 14.5 23.8 4.9
55-64 16.1 25.9 7.2 2.2 4.4 0.3 21.8 40.8 5.4 8.6 15.4 1.8
65+ 4.4 7.9 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.0 5.1 11.2 0.8 1.8 3.9 0.2
Unknown age
TOTAL 58.2 63.6 52.9 4.4 8.1 0.9 39.7 62.3 18.8 16.9 27.2 6.3

 

Age Group Multiracial Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
White
Total† Male Female Total† Male Female Total† Male Female
0-4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5-9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10-14 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
15-19 11.0 9.9 12.1 8.8 8.6 8.9 3.4 3.4 3.4
20-24 35.3 39.7 30.8 42.9 44.1 41.6 13.8 16.9 10.6
25-29 50.2 64.4 35.8 69.4 98.3 39.7 21.0 26.3 15.3
30-34 69.4 95.8 43.4 54.3 66.0 38.3 24.3 31.8 16.5
35-39 72.9 107.1 41.7 52.7 62.3 42.6 22.6 28.9 16.0
40-44 55.5 78.6 34.8 44.5 47.5 41.4 19.5 25.6 13.3
45-54 34.4 54.8 16.3 21.7 32.6 10.4 12.2 17.7 6.7
55-64 19.6 39.2 2.1 8.6 11.7 5.7 6.6 11.5 1.7
65+ 6.9 14.7 0.3 1.3 2.8 0.0 1.1 2.3 0.1
Unknown age
TOTAL 23.5 31.9 15.3 24.3 30.6 17.7 9.1 12.7 5.6
* Per 100,000 population

† Total includes cases reported with unknown sex.

NOTE: Cases and rates shown in this table include District of Columbia but exclude US territories. See Technical Notes for more information on syphilis case reporting and on collection of race and Hispanic ethnicity data for STI cases. 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.