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Baltimore, Maryland has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections in the US – Daily Mail

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Baltimore, Maryland has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections in the US – Daily Mail

Revealed: Baltimore has the HIGHEST rate of STIs in the US with TWO cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea or syphilis for every 100 residentsIn 2018 there were 2,004 STI diagnoses per 100,000 people in Baltimore Chlamydia was the most common, followed by gonorrhoea and syphilisOther cities in the top 10 include Jackson, Philadelphia and San Francisco By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 04:24 EST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 09:28 EST, 14 January 2020 Baltimore has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US, according to government statistics.Data has revealed the Maryland city has 2,004 STI cases per 100,000 people, with chlamydia the most common infection.In second place with a rate of 1,872 cases per 100,000 was Jackson, Mississippi, followed by Philadelphia, San Francisco and Montgomery, Alabama.The data reflects statistics for 2018, when cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia hit an all-time high in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Baltimore, Maryland, had a rate of 2,004 sexually transmitted infections per 100,000 people in 2018 – the worst of any city in the USThe figures were published in October but have now been analysed and broken down by state and city by California-based health testing company, Innerbody.It found that, among states, California had the highest number of STIs, followed by Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.As well as the five listed above, the other cities in the top 10 with highest infection rates were Augusta, Georgia; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Killeen, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana and Indianapolis, Indiana.At the bottom end of the top 100 were Chattanooga, Tennessee; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Albany, New York; Tucson, Arizona and Queens in New York, which all had fewer than 800 infections per 100,000 people.In Baltimore, which has a population of just over 600,000 people, there were 7,636 cases of chlamydia, 4,231 of gonorrhea, 210 of syphilis and 207 of HIV. More than 2.4million sexually transmitted infections were reported across the US in 2018.Of these, chlamydia and gonorrhea were the most common, and the biggest rise was seen in the number of times syphilis was diagnosed.More than 1.7million cases of chlamydia were reported, with the rate rising three per cent from 2017.It was the most ever reported in a year, but the spike was mainly put down to increased testing.About 580,000 gonorrhea and 35,000 cases of syphilis were reported, rivaling records set in 1991.And, the CDC noted, there was an alarming rise in newborn deaths from syphilis caught from the mother, with nearly 100 infants dying of the disease in 2018. The government body has said poverty may be contributing to rising STI rates, as well as the ability to treat HIV meaning people are less scared of it and so less likely to use condoms.Dr Gail Bolan, head of the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, told NBC: ‘Certainly we’ve known since lifesaving HIV medications became available in the 2000s, things changed. ‘Added to that was the very important advance for HIV prevention. But those tools don’t prevent STDs.’  WHICH MAJOR CITIES HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF STI INFECTION?  Baltimore, Maryland (2,004 cases per 100,000 people)Jackson, Mississippi (1,872)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1,822) San Francisco, California (1,754)Montgomery, Alabama (1,731)Augusta, Georgia (1,675)Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1,657)Killeen, Texas (1,644)Shreveport, Louisiana (1,615)Indianapolis, Indiana (1,613)   Source: Innerbody, a California-based testing company, using CDC data WHICH MAJOR CITIES HAVE THE LOWEST RATES OF STI INFECTION?  Chattanooga, Tennessee (794 per 100,000)Fort Lauderdale, Florida (797)Albany, New York (797)Tucson, Arizona (798)Queens, New York, New York (799)Riverside, California (800)Akron, Ohio (802)Grand Rapids, Michigan (804)Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (814)Tacoma, California (815)Note: These sit bottom of the top 100, not bottom of the entire US  HOW MANY STIS DO THE TOP 100 CITIES IN THE US HAVE? (Source: Innerbody) Rank City STI cases per 100k Population HIV Chlamydia Gonnorhoea Syphilis 1 Baltimore, MD 2,004 602,495 207 7,636 4,231 210 2 Jackson, MS 1,872 237,035 86 3,057 1,330 52 3 Philadelphia, PA 1,822 1,584,138 499 21,119 7,288 459 4 San Francisco, CA 1,754 883,305 246 9,137 5,775 584 5 Montgomery, AL 1,731 225,763 71 2,828 1,045 36 6 Augusta, GA 1,675 201,554 59 2,297 1,045 34 7 Milwaukee, WI 1,657 948,201 134 10,928 4,706 77 8 Killeen, TX 1,644 355,642 52 4,190 1,630 26 9 Shreveport, LA 1,615 242,922 80 2,722 1,145 55 10 Indianapolis, IN 1,613 954,670 228 10,536 4,691 168 11 Bronx, NY, NY 1,609 1,432,132 498 17,711 4,941 388 12 Fayetteville, NC 1,559 332,330 N/A 3,646 1,486 49 13 Manhattan, NY, NY 1,542 1,628,701 393 16,670 7,845 596 14 Tallahassee, FL 1,502 292,502 64 3,342 1,031 20 15 Columbus, GA 1,440 194,160 81 1,820 955 20 16 Peoria, IL 1,421 180,621 8 1,669 891 7 17 Washington DC 1,393 1,773,266 630 17,480 6,803 426 18 Columbia, SC 1,390 414,576 106 4,040 1,669 55 19 Denver, CO 1,372 716,492 153 6,928 2,821 133 20 Birmingham, AL 1,372 659,300 141 6,031 2,920 97 21 Memphis, TN 1,371 935,764 244 9,003 3,694 135 22 Little Rock, AR 1,357 392,680 112 3,625 1,632 73 23 Macon, GA 1,353 153,095 43 1,525 526 21 24 New Orleans, LA 1,325 825,057 303 7,691 3,056 185 25 Greensboro, NC 1,313 533,670 N/A 4,985 1,907 113 26 Cleveland, OH 1,310 1,243,857 156 11,044 5,097 158 27 Anchorage, AK 1,308 291,538 N/A 2,523 1,282 9 28 Kansas City, MO 1,306 700,307 104 5,856 3,146 146 29 Detroit, MI 1,264 1,753,893 321 15,636 6,349 179 30 Cincinnati, OH 1,263 816,684 191 6,861 3,381 71 31 Baton Rouge, LA 1,251 440,956 170 4,057 1,387 73 32 Richmond, VA 1,231 558,044 103 4,790 2,000 77 33 Waco, TX 1,196 254,607 35 2,125 907 12 34 Savannah, GA 1,181 289,195 79 2,547 804 63 35 Kalamazoo, MI 1,178 264,870 19 2,254 859 8 36 St. Louis, MO 1,194 1,560,842 264 12,409 5,710 249 37 Toledo, OH 1,169 429,899 43 3,303 1,693 28 38 Lubbock, TX 1,129 307,412 35 2,429 991 51 39 Grand Rapids, MI 1,127 173,588 N/A 1,384 568 4 40 Chicago, IL 1,126 5,180,493 898 42,422 14,920 980 41 Charlotte, NC 1,122 1,093,901 270 8,828 3,181 265 42 Lexington, KY 1,107 323,780 41 2,446 1,088 51 43 Atlanta, GA 1,105 2,300,344 1,013 17,244 7,441 740 44 New York (Brooklyn), NY 1,103 2,582,830 637 21,137 6,824 519 45 Jacksonville, FL 1,088 950,181 304 6,925 3,239 170 46 Louisville, KY 1,086 770,517 128 5,445 2,790 129 47 Columbus, OH 1,082 1,310,300 238 9,409 4,444 321 48 Oklahoma City, OK 1,069 792,582 111 5,693 2,606 176 49 Mobile, AL 1,065 413,757 82 3,032 1,327 48 50 Champaign, IL 1,064 209,983 16 1,704 518 13 51 Gainesville, FL 1,057 269,956 53 2,191 618 44 52 Albuquerque, NM 1,049 678,701 31 4,932 2,079 107 53 Bakersfield, CA 1,046 896,764 149 6,866 2,264 251 54 Norfolk, VA 1,038 936,899 159 7,241 2,406 77 55 Newark, NJ 1,022 799,767 303 6,064 2,015 98 56 Austin, TX 1,006 1,248,743 221 8,946 3,306 310 57 Tulsa, OK 991 648,360 69 4,245 2,111 70 58 Springfield, MO 980 291,923 11 2,020 819 22 59 Fresno, CA 979 994,400 158 7,198 2,261 279 60 Dallas, TX 972 2,637,772 814 18,417 6,800 417 61 Pensacola, FL 950 315,534 61 2,124 827 45 62 Rochester, NY 934 742,474 64 4,988 1,891 59 63 Rockford, IL 932 284,081 26 1,980 659 9 64 Orlando, FL 932 1,380,645 507 9,523 3,100 243 65 Omaha, NE 928 566,880 N/A 3,670 1,575 13 66 Flint, MI 922 406,892 34 2,751 981 21 67 Greenville, SC 920 514,213 65 3,162 1,522 47 68 Portland, OR 917 811,880 82 5,198 2,086 159 69 Los Angeles, CA 914 10,105,518 1,527 64,302 26,103 1,996 70 Nashville, TN 914 692,587 127 4,567 1,656 109 71 Columbia, MO 912 180,005 18 1,328 310 4 72 Evansville, IN 901 180,974 N/A 1,174 449 8 73 Minneapolis, MN 900 1,259,428 131 8,156 3,028 152 74 San Antonio, TX 896 1,986,049 358 12,986 4,496 314 75 South Bend, IN 890 270,771 19 1,685 720 6 76 Charleston, SC 882 405,905 81 2,738 793 48 77 Des Moines, IA 876 487,204 30 3,109 1,119 41 78 Sacramento, CA 875 1,540,975 133 9,852 3,342 287 79 Huntsville, AL 871 366,519 43 2,258 880 54 80 Wichita, KS 857 513,607 24 3,049 1,310 42 81 Knoxville, TN 853 465,289 50 2,600 1,333 38 82 Lansing, MI 853 292,735 25 1,902 565 29 83 Dayton, OH 852 532,331 63 3,154 1,346 35 84 Fort Wayne, IN 847 375,351 24 2,238 939 3 85 Yakima, WA 836 251,446 24 1,658 429 15 86 Buffalo, NY 834 919,719 91 5,571 2,039 56 87 Lafayette, IN 825 193,048 8 1,181 401 10 88 Worcester, MA 819 470,406 44 2,740 1,060 54 89 San Diego, CA 819 3,343,364 404 20,832 5,973 585 90 Lafayette, LA 817 242,782 53 1,423 532 28 91 Tacoma, CA 815 891,299 49 5,421 1,774 66 92 Myrtle Beach, SC 814 344,147 70 1,832 944 26 93 Grand Rapids, MI 804 653,786 46 4,085 1,136 34 94 Akron, OH 802 541,918 43 3,175 1,132 37 95 Riverside, CA 800 2,171,603 210 13,144 3,978 242 96 New York (Queens), NY 799 2,278,906 442 14,421 3,513 267 97 Tucson, AZ 798 1,039,073 115 6,625 1,570 100 98 Albany, NY 797 307,117 34 1,877 519 51 99 Fort Lauderdale, FL 797 1,951,260 681 11,283 3,933 328 100 Chattanooga, TN 794 364,286 37 1,922 928 42
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