Venereal Disease in Utah
Claims
"Utah has a very high venereal disease rate."
- Derick S. Hartshorn, Bearing the Testimony of Truth, Saints Alive in Jesus
Is Utah's venereal disease rate unusually high?
Figure 1 shows the venereal disease rates for Utah and the United States. Rates are the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid per 100,000 residents.
How does Utah's rate compare to the rest of the country?
Table 1 shows how Utah's rate compares to the rest of the states. A rank of 1 indicates the highest rate.
Table 1. State venereal disease rates for the United States and Utah, and Utah's rank, 1996-2001.
| Year |
High |
Average |
Low |
Utah |
Rank |
| 1996 |
601.3 SC |
336.3 |
76.1 VT |
95.3 |
47 |
| 1997 |
762.9 MS |
349.4 |
80.0 NH |
102.5 |
47 |
| 1998 |
816.4 MS |
382.9 |
77.3 VT |
119.2 |
47 |
| 1999 |
888.2 SC |
398.4 |
91.0 VT |
118.4 |
47 |
| 2000 |
794.4 MS |
392.3 |
97.1 VT |
111.0 |
48 |
| 2001 |
710.4 MS |
418.2 |
116.0 ME |
145.4 |
47 |
The following map shows how venereal disease rates vary across the country.
Figure 2. State venereal disease rates, 2001.
Sources
[1996] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2000. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2001.
[1997-2001] Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2001. September 2002.
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