Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Bacterial STDs are comprised of three reportable STDs in Florida: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Most STDs affect both men and women, but in many cases the health problems they cause can be more severe for women. Bacterial STDs can result in infertility, pain, and discharge. If a pregnant woman has an STD, it can cause serious health problems for the baby including miscarriage and stillbirth. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading STDs.

In 2023, the rate per 100,000 of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Alachua County was 1287 compared to Florida at 788.2. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the rate per 100,000 of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) is less in about three quarters of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Single Year

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2023	3,751	291,459	1,287.0^*	40.9	178,802	22,685,583	788.2	3.6
2022	3,762	290,623	1,294.5^*	41.1	170,043	22,329,178	761.5	3.6
2021	3,774	275,435	1,370.2^*	43.4	165,819	22,005,587	753.5	3.6
2020	3,619	270,405	1,338.4^*	43.3	152,039	21,640,766	702.6	3.5
2019	3,593	266,649	1,347.5^*	43.8	160,579	21,268,553	755.0	3.7
2018	3,410	263,753	1,292.9^*	43.1	148,155	20,957,705	706.9	3.6
2017	2,933	259,349	1,130.9^*	40.7	140,662	20,555,733	684.3	3.6
2016	2,989	257,478	1,160.9^*	41.4	131,230	20,231,092	648.7	3.5
2015	2,838	255,631	1,110.2^*	40.6	121,988	19,897,762	613.1	3.4
2014	2,393	251,760	950.5^*	37.9	109,755	19,579,871	560.6	3.3
2013	2,518	248,526	1,013.2^*	39.4	106,851	19,314,396	553.2	3.3
2012	2,569	246,893	1,040.5^*	40.0	101,944	19,118,938	533.2	3.3
2011	2,325	247,151	940.7^*	38.1	99,913	18,941,742	527.5	3.3
2010	2,210	247,669	892.3^*	37.0	99,020	18,820,280	526.1	3.3
2009	2,240	246,489	908.8^*	37.5	97,674	18,711,844	522.0	3.3
2008	2,302	244,664	940.9^*	38.3	98,546	18,636,837	528.8	3.3
2007	2,324	242,215	959.5^*	38.8	85,162	18,500,958	460.3	3.1
2006	2,173	238,704	910.3^*	38.1	77,569	18,237,596	425.3	3.0

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Florida

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Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2023

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2023 MOV

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2023
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	178,802	22,685,583	788.2	3.6
Alachua	3,751	291,459	1,287.0^*	40.9
Baker	208	27,779	748.8	101.4
Bay	1,293	187,907	688.1^*	37.4
Bradford	188	26,672	704.9	100.4
Brevard	2,903	638,491	454.7^*	16.5
Broward	22,982	1,987,884	1,156.1^*	14.9
Calhoun	77	13,838	556.4^*	123.9
Charlotte	476	202,233	235.4^*	21.1
Citrus	387	160,455	241.2^*	24.0
Clay	1,137	229,990	494.4^*	28.7
Collier	1,553	399,587	388.7^*	19.3
Columbia	697	72,838	956.9^*	70.7
Miami-Dade	28,176	2,785,095	1,011.7^*	11.8
DeSoto	165	35,205	468.7^*	71.3
Dixie	98	17,172	570.7^*	112.7
Duval	13,976	1,051,847	1,328.7^*	21.9
Escambia	3,075	334,105	920.4^*	32.4
Flagler	465	128,632	361.5^*	32.8
Franklin	60	13,031	460.4^*	116.2
Gadsden	831	44,140	1,882.6^*	126.8
Gilchrist	94	19,380	485.0^*	97.8
Glades	38	12,363	307.4^*	97.6
Gulf	55	16,615	331.0^*	87.3
Hamilton	205	13,621	1,505.0^*	204.5
Hardee	129	25,696	502.0^*	86.4
Hendry	310	40,836	759.1	84.2
Hernando	726	202,468	358.6^*	26.0
Highlands	447	103,994	429.8^*	39.8
Hillsborough	14,966	1,553,742	963.2^*	15.4
Holmes	116	19,889	583.2^*	105.8
Indian River	612	169,399	361.3^*	28.6
Jackson	483	49,072	984.3^*	87.3
Jefferson	129	15,133	852.4	146.5
Lafayette	27	7,827	345.0^*	129.9
Lake	1,837	411,761	446.1^*	20.4
Lee	4,802	823,529	583.1^*	16.4
Leon	5,111	302,342	1,690.5^*	46.0
Levy	307	44,912	683.6^*	76.2
Liberty	68	8,144	835.0	197.6
Madison	173	18,617	929.3^*	137.8
Manatee	2,526	433,051	583.3^*	22.7
Marion	2,579	401,912	641.7^*	24.7
Martin	490	164,076	298.6^*	26.4
Monroe	413	84,572	488.3^*	47.0
Nassau	303	98,746	306.8^*	34.5
Okaloosa	1,166	218,948	532.5^*	30.5
Okeechobee	216	39,634	545.0^*	72.5
Orange	15,991	1,513,466	1,056.6^*	16.3
Osceola	2,721	444,475	612.2^*	22.9
Palm Beach	10,204	1,538,719	663.1^*	12.8
Pasco	2,451	609,644	402.0^*	15.9
Pinellas	6,746	979,894	688.4^*	16.4
Polk	6,145	791,685	776.2	19.3
Putnam	554	74,579	742.8	61.6
St. Johns	801	309,560	258.8^*	17.9
St. Lucie	2,035	360,957	563.8^*	24.4
Santa Rosa	608	202,197	300.7^*	23.9
Sarasota	1,853	462,728	400.5^*	18.2
Seminole	2,495	491,029	508.1^*	19.9
Sumter	383	148,733	257.5^*	25.8
Suwannee	305	45,405	671.7^*	75.1
Taylor	154	21,778	707.1	111.3
Union	200	15,692	1,274.5^*	175.5
Volusia	3,501	582,549	601.0^*	19.8
Wakulla	164	36,015	455.4^*	69.5
Walton	416	81,968	507.5^*	48.6
Washington	249	25,871	962.5^*	119.0

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

11/21/2024 12:56:32 PM

Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Bacterial STD, chlamydia, gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, early syphilis, infectious syphilis and total syphilis data are updated each year from 2006 to the most recent reporting year to ensure a case has not been counted more than once. This update is necessary because duplicate cases may occur when persons with a sexually transmitted disease diagnosis move to a different county, state or country.
Annually, the proportion of records with unknown attributes are as follows: unknown age 0.01%; unknown sex 0.13%; unknown race 21%; unknown ethnicity 23%. Exact counts are available by clicking "Unknown Race/Ethnicity/Sex Cases" link. Unknown cases are not included in rate calculation.
This is primary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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