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2002 Previous Conferences STD Prevention Conference

2002 National STD Conference - Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates by City: 2000 vs. 1999

 

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No. City Cases, 2000 Rate per
100,000 Population
2000		 Rate per
100,000 Population
1999		 Percent
Change
1. Nashville, Tenn. 200 37.7 47.2 -20.1%
2. Indianapolis, In. 301 37.1 50.2 -26.1%
3. Baltimore, Md. 218 34.5 38.9 -11.3%
4. Memphis, Tenn. 246 28.2 29.6 -4.7%
5. Detroit, Mich. 274 21.9 15.1 45.0%
6. Oklahoma City, Ok. 82 20.0 27.8 -28.1%
7. Norfolk, Va. 37 16.4 8.9 84.3%
8. Atlanta, Ga. 116 15.6 28.6 -45.5
9. Newark, N.J. 28 9.9 7.8 26.9%
10. Chicago, Ill. 292 9.8 9.5 3.2%
11. Louisville, Ky. 57 8.5 10.0 -15.0%
12. *San Francisco, Ca. 53 7.1 3.9 82.1%
13. Washington, D.C. 37 7.1 8.7 -18.4%
14. Charlotte, N.C. 45 6.9 8.2 -15.9%
15. San Juan, P.R. 68 6.5 5.8 12.1%
16. Phoenix, Az. 172 6.0 6.8 -11.8%
17. *Miami, Fl. 126 5.8 3.8 52.6%
18. *San Antonio, Tex. 67 4.9 2.3 113.0%
19. Dallas, Tex. 100 4.8 7.3 -34.2%
20. New Orleans, La. 22 4.8 11.1 -56.8%
P&S Syphilis Rate per 100,000 for United States: 2.2

*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999

The following cities were among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but were not in 2000:

Tulsa (2.1 rate in 2000, 11.7 rate in 1999, -82.1% change)
St. Louis (3.3 rate in 2000,15.3 rate in 1999, -78.4% change)
Richmond (2.6 rate in 2000, 6.9 rate in 1999, -62.3% change)

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