In 2022, most cases of primary and secondary syphilis were found in men who have sex with men only, with a share of 29 percent of all cases in the United States. This statistic shows the distribution of cases of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior.
Distribution of syphilis cases in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior*
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CDC. (January 30, 2024). Distribution of syphilis cases in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622844/cases-of-syphilis-in-us-by-sexual-behavior-and-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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CDC. (2024). Distribution of syphilis cases in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622844/cases-of-syphilis-in-us-by-sexual-behavior-and-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Distribution of Syphilis Cases in The United States in 2022, by Gender and Sexual Behavior*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622844/cases-of-syphilis-in-us-by-sexual-behavior-and-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, Distribution of syphilis cases in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622844/cases-of-syphilis-in-us-by-sexual-behavior-and-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Distribution of syphilis cases in the United States in 2022, by gender and sexual behavior* [Graph], CDC, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622844/cases-of-syphilis-in-us-by-sexual-behavior-and-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
