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2002 National STD Conference - Gonorrhea Rates by City: 2000 vs. 1999

 

This web page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being updated.
 

No. City Cases, 2000 Rate per
100,000 Population,
2000
Rate per
100,000 Population,
1999
Percent
change
1. Richmond, Va. 1,752 923.6 963.1 -4.1%
2. Rochester, N.Y. 2,142 894.8 851.0 5.2%
3. Baltimore, Md. 5,603 885.6 967.9 -8.5%
4. St. Louis, Mo. 2,879 862.1 861.2 0.1%
5. Detroit, Mich. 9,610 766.7 630.3 21.6%
6. Norfolk, Va. 1,490 659.7 571.6 15.4%
7. New Orleans, La. 3,015 654.1 583.0 12.2%
8. Kansas City, Mo. 2,688 595.2 433.1 37.4%
9. Philadelphia, Penn. 8,198 578.3 548.5 5.4%
10. Milwaukee, Wis. 5,146 567.8 538.9 5.4%
11. Memphis, Tenn. 4,941 566.0 577.1 -1.9%
12. Newark, N.J. 1,558 550.0 614.7 -10.5%
13. Washington, D.C. 2,706 521.4 681.3 -23.5%
14. Buffalo, N.Y. 1,572 500.8 392.8 27.5%
15. Jacksonville, Fla. 3,640 492.9 402.4 22.5%
16. Atlanta, Ga. 3,456 464.0 756.0 -38.6%
17. Birmingham, Ala. 3,018 459.1 379.1 21.1%
18. *Nashville, Tenn. 2,404 453.5 336.8 34.6%
19. Minneapolis, Minn. 1,577 430.7 425.5 1.2%
20. Indianapolis, In. 3,206 395.3 375.5 5.3%
Gonorrhea Rate per 100,000 for United States: 131.6

*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999

One city was among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but was not in 2000: Chicago (363.7 rate in 2000, 486.1 rate in 1999, -25.2% change)

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