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Congenital Syphilis Incidence by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.020.040.060.080.0100.0120.0Rate per 100,000 Live BirthsCongenital Syphilis Incidence by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020WhiteBlackHispanicAsian/PINew Jersey
Race/Ethnicity, New JerseyYearRate per 100,000 Live Births

White

 1White201020100.0
 1White201120112.0
 1White201220120.0
 1White201320130.0
 1White201420140.0
 1White201520150.0
 1White201620162.2
 1White201720174.4
 1White201820188.9
 1White201920196.8
 1White2020202011.5

Black

 2Black2010201012.2
 2Black201120116.2
 2Black201220120.0
 2Black201320130.0
 2Black201420140.0
 2Black201520150.0
 2Black2016201658.0
 2Black2017201759.1
 2Black2018201858.6
 2Black2019201946.0
 2Black2020202095.3

Hispanic

 3Hispanic201020103.6
 3Hispanic2011201110.7
 3Hispanic201220123.6
 3Hispanic201320130.0
 3Hispanic201420140.0
 3Hispanic201520150.0
 3Hispanic201620167.2
 3Hispanic2017201711.0
 3Hispanic201820187.3
 3Hispanic2019201918.3
 3Hispanic2020202029.5

Asian/PI

 11Asian/PI201020100.0
 11Asian/PI201120110.0
 11Asian/PI201220120.0
 11Asian/PI201320130.0
 11Asian/PI201420140.0
 11Asian/PI201520150.0
 11Asian/PI201620168.3
 11Asian/PI201720170.0
 11Asian/PI201820180.0
 11Asian/PI201920190.0
 11Asian/PI202020200.0

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey201020102.8
 34000New Jersey201120114.7
 34000New Jersey201220121.0
 34000New Jersey201320130.0
 34000New Jersey201420140.0
 34000New Jersey201520150.0
 34000New Jersey2016201611.8
 34000New Jersey2017201712.9
 34000New Jersey2018201813.8
 34000New Jersey2019201914.1
 34000New Jersey2020202025.7

Why Is This Important?

Syphilis may be passed to a baby by an infected mother during pregnancy and can lead to serious health problems. Syphilis has been linked to premature births, stillbirths, and neonatal death. Untreated infants that survive tend to develop problems in multiple organs, including the brain, eyes, ears, heart, liver, spleen, skin, teeth, and bones.1

Definition

Rate of new cases of congenital syphilis per 100,000 live births

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective STD-5.

Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.

Due to the extremely low number of cases (<=25 in any given year), all rates presented here are considered to be statistically unreliable. More info

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of reported congenital syphilis cases

  • Denominator:

    Number of live births

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective STD-5

    NJ Target: Reduce the reported congenital syphilis incidence rate to 6.4 per 100,000 live births for the total population, 0.0 for Asians, 29.5 for Blacks, 5.5 for Hispanics, and 2.1 for Whites by 2020.0
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/std.shtml


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Syphilis Incidence - Congenital

Indicator Data Last Updated On 07/05/2022, Published on 06/12/2024
Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services; New Jersey Department of Health; PO Box 363; Trenton, NJ 08625-0369 (https://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/stds/)