Figure 29. Primary and secondary syphilis — Rates by sex: United States, 1981–2003 and the Healthy People 2010 target

Note: The Healthy People 2010 target for P&S syphilis is 0.2 case per 100,000 population.

Figure 30. Primary and secondary syphilis — Rates by race and ethnicity: United States, 1981–2003 and the Healthy People 2010 target

Note: The Healthy People 2010 target for P&S syphilis is 0.2 case per 100,000 population.

Figure 31. Primary and secondary syphilis — Male-to-female rate ratios: United States, 1981–2003

Figure 32. Primary and secondary syphilis — Age- and sex-specific rates: United States, 2003

Note: See Table 33.

Figure 33. Congenital syphilis — Reported cases for infants <1 year of age and rates of primary and secondary syphilis among women: United States, 1970–2003

Note: The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed in 1988. See Appendix (Reporting of Congenital Syphilis Cases). Case counts for congenital syphilis shown in this graph correspond to those listed in Table 39.

Figure 34. Congenital syphilis — Rates for infants <1 year of age: United States, 1981–2003 and the Healthy People 2010 target

Note: The Healthy People 2010 target for congenital syphilis is 1.0 case per 100,000 live births. The surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis changed in 1988. See Appendix (Reporting of Congenital Syphilis Cases).