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Reduce the syphilis rate in men who have sex with men — STI‑05 Data

National Status: Improving

  

Most Recent Data:
392.7 cases of primary and secondary syphilis per 100,000 men (2023)

National Target:
392.0 per 100,000  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
419.0 cases of primary and secondary syphilis per 100,000 men who have sex with men were reported in 2018 2

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New cases of primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men, 2018-2023
(cases of primary and secondary syphilis per 100,000 men)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total
419.0
402.1
402.0
480.1
459.5
392.7

Disparity