Statewide Data
Sexually Transmitted Infections Gonorrhea
Definition:
Gonorrhea (GC) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhea. GC is an infectious disease which is a reportable condition and must be reported to
the state by health care providers and laboratories under Alaska Statute.
Summary:
• Gonorrhea incidence rates among Alaska Native people increased sharply starting in 2009, and appear to
be on the decline in the past two years, with a rate of 442.4 per 100,000 persons in 2012.
• In 2012, the Alaska Native gonorrhea incidence rate was over sixteen times higher than the rate for nonNative people.
• The highest number of reported gonorrhea cases in 2012 were among Alaska Native people aged 15-34
years and 35-54 years. Alaska Native females aged 15-24 experienced the highest number of cases.
• Gonorrhea incidence rates vary widely by tribal health region. The Norton Sound, Yukon-Kuskokwim, and
Northwest Artic regions saw the highest incidence rates in 2012. The Southeast region had an incidence
rate of 49.1 per 100,000 which was lower than the statewide rate of 96.0 per 100,000.
Age-Adjusted Gonorrhea Incidence Rates per 100,000, 2001-2012
Data Sources: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, HIV/STD Program; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatits, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas
Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000
800
700
600
500
442.4
400
300
200
100
27.4
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
Alaska Native Statewide
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Alaska Non-Native Statewide
2010
2011
27.4
2012
U.S. Whites
Note: Incidence rates reflect disease presence in the community as well as completeness of reporting. Non-Natives includes people with other and
unknown race status.
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Statewide Data
Sexually Transmitted Infections Gonorrhea (cont.)
Age-Adjusted Gonorrhea Incidence Rates per 100,000, 2001-2012
Data Sources: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, HIV/STD Program; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatits, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas
Alaska Native People
Statewide
#
236
355
297
310
316
290
268
342
670
937
706
557
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Alaska Non-Natives
Statewide
Rate
215.4
310.6
259.0
256.3
269.0
240.6
227.0
279.8
541.1
724.0
535.8
442.4
#
218
287
273
267
285
338
311
228
334
336
287
162
Rate
40.4
51.9
48.8
46.2
49.0
57.2
51.2
37.2
53.7
54.6
46.0
27.4
U.S. Whites
#
43,605
46,781
49,275
50,763
53,666
56,186
54,360
48,679
42,884
46,774
50,361
N/A
Rate
23.4
25.0
26.2
27.0
28.4
29.7
28.7
25.7
22.6
25.5
27.4
N/A
N/A - not available
Reported Gonorrhea Cases by Gender and Age Groups, Alaska Native People, 2012
Data Source: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, HIV/STD Program
180
155
# Reported Gonorrhea Cases
160
140
112
120
92
100
80
62
60
41 38
40
20
0
20 23
0
0-4
1
0
5-14
7
2
15-24
25-34
Males
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35-44
45-54
2
55-64
2
0
65+
Females
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Statewide Data
Sexually Transmitted Infections Gonorrhea (cont.)
Age-Adjusted Alaska Native Gonorrhea Incidence Rates by Region, 2012
Data Source: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, HIV/STD Program
Norton Sound
1240.4
Yukon-Kuskokwim
772.9
Northwest Arctic
704.2
Interior
526.5
Alaska Statewide
442.4
Anchorage/Mat-Su
348.1
Kenai Peninsula
146.8
Arctic Slope
119.8
Southeast
49.1
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000
Alaska Native People
Region
Norton Sound
Yukon-Kuskokwim
Northwest Arctic
Interior
Anchorage/Mat-Su
Kenai Peninsula
Arctic Slope
Southeast
Alaska Statewide
#
84
186
51
70
137
8
7
7
557
Rate
1240.4
772.9
704.2
526.5
348.1
146.8
119.8
49.1
442.4
Note: Case numbers and rates are not shown for regions where the number of cases is <5.
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