HIV/STD
Montana STD Morbidity 2010
Current data from 2010 indicates that the number of STDs diagnosed and reported has slightly increased in Montana.
According to surveillance data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services HIV/STD Section, 3,078 cases of chlamydia (316 cases per 100,000 population) were reported in 2010, compared with 2,995 cases (309 cases per 100,000 population) reported in 2009.
Of the 3,078 chlamydia cases in 2010, 74 percent (2,293 cases) were diagnosed in individuals 15 to 24 years of age. In 2009, of the 2,995 cases of Chlamydia, 75 percent (2,254 cases) were diagnosed in Montanans 15 to 24 years old.
The number of gonorrhea cases increased by twenty-one from 80 in 2009 to 101 in 2010. The number of syphilis cases remained the same, five cases in 2009 and 2010.
Clearly, chlamydia infections are the most common STD in Montana, as well as the nation. Click on report below to view data.
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