Gonorrhea: Rates of reported cases by age and sex, United States, 2023

In the United States in 2023, the rate of reported gonorrhea was higher among men compared with women. Among men, those aged 20 to 24 years had the highest rate of reported cases of gonorrhea, followed by men aged 25 to 29 and men aged 30 to 34 years. Among women, those aged 20 to 24 years also had the highest rate of reported cases of gonorrhea, followed by women aged 15 to 19 years and women aged 25 to 29 years.

This report includes data from years that coincide with the COVID-19 pandemic, which introduced uncertainty and difficulty in interpreting sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance data. Refer to Impact of COVID-19 on STIs (https://www.cdc.gov/sti-statistics/about/impact-of-covid-19.html) for more information.