Syphilis in the South: A Case Study Assessment in Eight Southern Communities
February 1, 1999
Table 1.1 Primary and Secondary Syphilis in Southern States, 1980-1995 (Rate per 100,000 population by state)
| |
AL |
AR |
FL |
GA |
LA |
MS |
NC |
SC |
TN |
TX |
| 1980 |
12.3 |
9.5 |
22.8 |
33.7 |
33.7 |
26.6 |
8.4 |
13.0 |
20.1 |
26.7 |
| 1981 |
15.6 |
6.9 |
29.8 |
34.6 |
38.4 |
23.2 |
10.9 |
18.4 |
14.7 |
36.1 |
| 1982 |
21.2 |
9.4 |
39.6 |
31.9 |
42.3 |
24.5 |
12.0 |
17.5 |
14.0 |
41.2 |
| 1983 |
20.6 |
8.0 |
38.9 |
27.8 |
37.0 |
21.8 |
14.6 |
18.7 |
12.5 |
39.6 |
| 1984 |
16.9 |
8.8 |
35.1 |
24.5 |
27.5 |
27.7 |
14.0 |
23.4 |
11.5 |
32.0 |
| 1985 |
16.2 |
13.5 |
32.4 |
23.4 |
23.8 |
27.0 |
10.7 |
23.7 |
14.5 |
28.1 |
| 1986 |
12.8 |
10.6 |
37.1 |
21.5 |
20.1 |
22.2 |
8.5 |
20.7 |
13.1 |
23.8 |
| 1987 |
11.9 |
9.6 |
62.0 |
27.4 |
17.5 |
23.6 |
11.7 |
21.5 |
14.3 |
18.3 |
| 1988 |
13.8 |
11.0 |
68.1 |
39.6 |
20.4 |
19.7 |
12.9 |
21.1 |
19.5 |
18.3 |
| 1989 |
22.8 |
16.2 |
55.5 |
60.1 |
37.7 |
28.0 |
17.9 |
25.3 |
28.8 |
25.4 |
| 1990 |
35.3 |
26.7 |
39.9 |
61.7 |
62.9 |
44.6 |
26.1 |
30.5 |
42.3 |
30.4 |
| 1991 |
39.0 |
37.7 |
20.5 |
44.6 |
69.7 |
47.6 |
29.7 |
42.5 |
30.4 |
28.9 |
| 1992 |
24.3 |
37.0 |
12.0 |
26.8 |
63.9 |
56.0 |
36.2 |
15.3 |
24.1 |
18.9 |
| 1993 |
20.6 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
19.2 |
60.6 |
66.7 |
27.9 |
25.4 |
22.7 |
14.0 |
| 1994 |
15.7 |
18.2 |
9.8 |
11.6 |
27.3 |
78.0 |
23.7 |
21.9 |
20.2 |
10.4 |
| 1995 |
14.4 |
19.9 |
2.7 |
12.5 |
23.6 |
72.4 |
15.7 |
15.5 |
17.2 |
8.3 |
*Healthy People 2000 objective is 10 cases per 100,000 population
(US PHS, CDC, 1992).
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