STI country profiles
Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes
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Epidemiology
Reported cases over time
Reported cases of gonorrhoea
Reported cases of chlamydia
Reported cases of syphilis
Prevention
Number of male condoms distributed
Condom use at last high-risk sex
HPV vaccination programme coverage
Key populations
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Latest population size estimate
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Syphilis prevalence
Condom use
Sex workers
Latest population size estimate
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Syphilis prevalence
Condom use
Transgender people
Latest population size estimate
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Syphilis prevalence
Condom use
Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) constitute a significant health burden. Each day more than 1 million people 15–49 years old acquire one of four curable STIs (Treponema pallidum (syphilis), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhoea), Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia), and Trichomonas vaginalis (trichomoniasis)). Other important infections that can be transmitted sexually include HIV, human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes simplex, hepatitis B and C, human T-lymphotropic virus type 1, and mpox. Once infected with an STI, an individual may develop symptoms including vaginal or urethral discharge, pain with urination, genital or anal ulcers, and genital warts. Left untreated, and whether or not an individual develops symptoms, STIs can (depending on the infection) lead to long-term irreversible and potentially fatal outcomes including cancer, chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. In addition, some STIs can be transmitted from pregnant women to their infants, resulting in an adverse birth outcome, including stillbirth, low birthweight, prematurity, neonatal death, or congenital abnormalities. There are also bidirectional interactions between STIs and HIV. Some STIs can facilitate the transmission and acquisition of HIV, and people living with HIV may experience enhanced clinical manifestations of STIs.
Data sources and definitions
Reported cases of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and syphilis | Data on reported cases for countries in the WHO European region come from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Atlas of Infectious Disease (data accessed on 21 January 2025) and from a survey conducted by the WHO European regional office of STI cases in the non- European Union and European Economic Area countries covering 2015 to 2019. Other data come from national dashboards accessed on 21 January 2025 including:
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Prevention | |
| Number of male condoms distributed during the past 12 months. For more information, see indicator 1.15 of the Global AIDS Monitoring. |
| The percent of respondents who say they used a condom the last time they had sex with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner, of those who have had sex with such a partner in the last 12 months. For more information, see indicator 1.14 of the Global AIDS Monitoring. |
| The percentage of target population (girls 9–14 years old) who have received the recommended doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a given year. The vaccination coverage according to the national schedule and the programme’s eligibility criteria for each calendar year. Indicator definition |
Key populations (men who have sex with men, sex workers, and transgender people) | |
| Estimates of the size of key populations. Number of people engaging in the specific behaviour that put the given population at risk for HIV transmission or a proxy for those types of behaviour. For more information, see indicator 1.2 of the Global AIDS Monitoring. |
| Prevalence of syphilis in specific key populations. For more information, see indicator 7.3 of the Global AIDS Monitoring. |
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