Figure 9.1.17: Syphilis by age and sex
Rate of syphilis (all types) infections reported per 100,000 population by age and sex, Middlesex-London, 2014 to 2018 annual average
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Disease Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].Syphilis rates among Middlesex-London residents were significantly higher among males than females across all age groups, with the exception of those in their 30s.
For males, rates were highest among those 40-49 and 50-59 years old, whereas peak rates for females were observed among those 30-34 years of age.