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Thomas D. Snyder
Indicator 47: Illness
| Figure 47. Number and rate of newly reported cases of selected diseases among 15- to 24-year-olds: Various years, 1985 to 2002 |
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| 1Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. NOTE: Data are for new reported cases, not the cumulative number of persons in the population with the given condition. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States, various years. |
Since 1985, the number of reported tuberculosis cases for 15- to 24-year-olds has remained stable, while the number for 5- to 14-year-olds has declined since 1990. The incidence rates of tuberculosis decreased for both age groups from 1995 to 2002. The number of cases of syphilis and measles affecting 15- to 24-year-olds has been declining since 1990. The incidence rates for both diseases among 15- to 24-year-olds have also declined since 1995. There were 1,858 newly identified cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for 15- to 24-year-olds in 2002, which represents a decline from the number of cases reported in 1995, when 2,666 new cases were reported. The incidence rates for AIDS decreased from 1995 to 2002 for both 5- to 14-year-olds (.71 per 100,000 population vs. .32 per 100,000 population) and 15- to 24-year-olds (7.51 per 100,000 population vs. 4.74 per 100,000 population). |
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