Sexually Transmitted Diseases by the Numbers

Sexually transmitted diseases are too rarely discussed or dealt with openly, but an estimate of the annual incidence of selected STDs in 1994 is staggering.

DISEASE & NUMBER OF CASES

Chlamydia: 4 million

Trichomoniasis: 3 million

Pelvic inflammatory disease: 1 million

Gonorrhea: 800,000

Human papillomavirus: 500,000 to 1 million

Genital herpes: 200,000 to 500,000

Syphilis: 1000,000

AIDS: 80,000

Hepatitis B: 53,000

Chancroid: 3,500

Congenital syphilis: 3,400

Source: Deborah L. Sheldon; Institute of Medicine