| TABLE
C9. REPORTED INCIDENCE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES |
| NEW
JERSEY, 1988-1998 |
| |
SYPHILIS |
GONORRHEA |
CHLAMYDIA |
| YEAR |
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
NUMBER |
RATE |
| 1988 |
2,878 |
37.3 |
16,423 |
212.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1989 |
3,361 |
43.5 |
14,174 |
183.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1990 |
4,394 |
56.8 |
14,724 |
190.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1991 |
3,765 |
48.6 |
10,489 |
135.3 |
1,962 |
25.3 |
| 1992 |
2,682 |
34.3 |
6,960 |
89.0 |
4,141 |
53.0 |
| 1993 |
2,642 |
33.6 |
6,456 |
82.1 |
2,653 |
33.8 |
| 1994 |
2,220 |
28.1 |
5,228 |
66.1 |
2,262 |
28.6 |
| 1995 |
1,518 |
19.1 |
5,741 |
72.3 |
4,508 |
56.7 |
| 1996 |
1,467 |
18.4 |
8,720 |
109.2 |
11,438 |
143.2 |
| 1997 |
1,173 |
14.6 |
7,566 |
94.0 |
10,339 |
128.4 |
| 1998 |
835 |
10.3 |
7,853 |
96.8 |
11,683 |
144.0 |
| Rates
are computed per 100,000 population. |
| Chlamydia
was not a reportable sexually transmitted disease before 1991. |
| Source:
New Jersey Department of Health, Communicable
Disease Service |
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