Sexually transmissible infections

Gonorrhoea cells

Introduction

Simple treatments are available for most of notifiable sexually transmissible infections. However, if left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhoea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in females and infertility in both males and females, while untreated syphilis can cause serious long-term conditions including heart failure, dementia, blindness and brain damage.

 

You can explore the latest sexually transmissible infection data from Australia in the data dashboard below.

These tables are interactive, allowing you to filter and present the data in detail.

  • Select infection of interest from the drop down list above the charts

  • Choose the population of interest from the drop down menus

  • Hover the mouse over the charts and tables to reveal further details.

  • These graphics are best viewed in full screen by clicking the box icon to the bottom-right of the tables.

  • You can export a PDF version of the selected view by clicking the download icon below the dashboard.

  • At the bottom of the page you will find a link to notification rate maps

Please note that the notification rates presented below are age standardised.

Source of data: National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System

Latest data
Notification rates by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status are only included if data provided by states and territories where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status was reported for ≥50% of diagnoses for each of the reported years.  The states and territories included in notifications rates by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status are listed by infection below:
  • Chlamydia: ACT, NT,  SA and WA
  • Gonorrhoea: All jurisdictions
  • Infectious syphilis: All jurisdictions

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These data could not have been collated without the collaboration of a large number of organisations throughout Australia. The ongoing contribution of all collaborating organisations is gratefully acknowledged. All data are provisional and subject to future revision. The Kirby Institute is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney. The Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Program at the Kirby Institute is responsible for the public health monitoring and evaluation of patterns of transmission of blood-borne viral and sexually transmissible infections.