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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
459.5 cases of primary and secondary syphilis per 100,000 men (2022)

Target:
392.0 per 100,000 

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

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

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New cases of primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men, 2018-2022
(cases of primary and secondary syphilis per 100,000 men)
Decrease desired

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