Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in Canada
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Organization:Public Health Agency of Canada
Published: 2019-02-11
Chlamydia
Rates of chlamydia have increased by 49% from 2007 to 2016. The following table presents chlamydia rates per 100,000 population by age group.
Year | Age group | ||
---|---|---|---|
15-29 | 30-59 | 60+ | |
2007 | 897 | 85 | 3 |
2008 | 998 | 97 | 3 |
2009 | 1,038 | 104 | 3 |
2010 | 1,107 | 116 | 4 |
2011 | 1,175 | 126 | 4 |
2012 | 1,197 | 137 | 5 |
2013 | 1,181 | 141 | 5 |
2014 | 1,208 | 153 | 6 |
2015 | 1,274 | 171 | 6 |
2016 | 1,309 | 183 | 7 |
Three quarters (76%) of chlamydia infections are among 15-29 year olds (2016)Footnote 1
The following table presents the average annual crude rates of reported chlamydia cases per 100,000 population by province and territory (2012-2016).
Province or Territory | Average crude rate 2012-2016 |
---|---|
BC | 291 |
AB | 405 |
SK | 530 |
MB | 515 |
ON | 275 |
QB | 281 |
NB | 246 |
NS | 286 |
PE | 173 |
NL | 169 |
YT | 641 |
NT | 2,010 |
NU | 3,809 |
Canada | 314 |
Gonorrhea
Rates of gonorrhea have increased by 81% from 2007 to 2016. The following table presents gonorrhea rates per 100,000 population by age group.
Table 1. Rates of gonorrhea per 100,000 population by age group (2007-2016)Footnote 1
Year | Age group | ||
---|---|---|---|
15-29 | 30-59 | 60+ | |
2007 | 119 | 25 | 2 |
2008 | 128 | 25 | 2 |
2009 | 112 | 22 | 2 |
2010 | 112 | 23 | 2 |
2011 | 115 | 25 | 2 |
2012 | 125 | 27 | 2 |
2013 | 131 | 31 | 2 |
2014 | 143 | 39 | 3 |
2015 | 168 | 51 | 3 |
2016 | 191 | 64 | 5 |
More than half (57%) of gonorrhea infections are among 15-29 year olds (2016)Footnote 1.
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea is an emerging issue.
The following table presents the average annual crude rates of reported gonorrhea cases per 100,000 population by province and territory (2012-2016).
Province or Territory | Average crude rate 2012-2016 |
---|---|
BC | 53 |
AB | 65 |
SK | 104 |
MB | 109 |
ON | 40 |
QB | 41 |
NB | 7 |
NS | 14 |
PE | 6 |
NL | 7 |
YT | 137 |
NT | 618 |
NU | 968 |
Canada | 49 |
Syphilis
Rates of syphilis have increased by 178% from 2007 to 2016. The following table presents syphilis rates per 100,000 population by age group.
Year | Age group | ||
---|---|---|---|
15-29 | 30-59 | 60+ | |
2007 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
2008 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
2009 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
2010 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
2011 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
2012 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 1.4 |
2013 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
2014 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 1.4 |
2015 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.1 |
2016 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 2.5 |
The vast majority (92%) of syphilis infections are among men (2016)Footnote 1.
The following table presents the average annual crude rates of reported syphilis cases per 100,000 population by province and territory (2012-2016).
Province or Territory | Average crude rate 2012-2016 |
---|---|
BC | 10.1 |
AB | 5.7 |
SK | 2.8 |
MB | 9.9 |
ON | 7.2 |
QB | 8.7 |
NB | 3.3 |
NS | 5.7 |
PE | 4.2 |
NL | 3.7 |
YT | 1.7 |
NT | 1.4 |
NU | 174.4 |
Canada | 7.7 |
Footnotes
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1. PHAC. (2018). Canadian Notiļ¬able Diseases Surveillance System
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