Figure 9.1.3: Chlamydia by age and sex
Rate of chlamydia 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].Rates of chlamydia infections were very high among youth and young adults in Middlesex-London. Those 20-24 years of age had the highest rates, exceeding 1,500/1000,000 for both females and males in this age group.
Overall, the 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 year-old age groups were characterized by the highest rates of chlamydia infections among both females and males.