Current Trends in Syphilis Mortality in the United States, 2015

Current Trends in Syphilis Mortality in the United States, 2015–2020

Published:2023-03-29 Issue:2 Volume:2 Page:59-64
ISSN:2674-0710
Container-title:Venereology
language:en
Short-container-title:Venereology

Author:

Barragan Noel C.¹,Wickramasekaran Ranjana N.²^ORCID,Sorvillo Frank²,Smith Lisa V.²,Kuo Tony²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA

2. Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

3. Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

4. Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Abstract

Rates of reported cases of syphilis have steadily increased since 2000 in the United States. However, despite the increase in cases, mortality from 2000–2014 declined. The following study examines the latest trends in syphilis-related deaths using 2015–2020 Multiple Cause of Death data. A total of 925 syphilis-related deaths were identified during the study period, 30% of which listed syphilis as the underlying cause of death. On average, age-adjusted syphilis mortality increased by 9.51% annually (95% CI = 5.41%–13.77%). Study findings indicate a marked increase in deaths attributed to syphilis, underscoring the need to more systematically and comprehensively address the growing sexually transmitted infection epidemic in the United States.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0710/2/2/5/pdf

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