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  1. Data:

    * US data is from 2023: [https://www.cdc.gov/sti-statistics/media/pdfs/2024/10/2023-STD-Surveillance-State-Ranking-Tables.pdf](https://www.cdc.gov/sti-statistics/media/pdfs/2024/10/2023-STD-Surveillance-State-Ranking-Tables.pdf)
    * Canada data is from 2021: [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/chlamydia-gonorrhea-infectious-syphilis-2021-surveillance-data.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/chlamydia-gonorrhea-infectious-syphilis-2021-surveillance-data.html)

    Tool: Mapchart [https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html](https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html)

  2. US epi here, the prevalence for some of these STIs are highest among african americans, so they are higher in states where there are more african americans.

  3. Usually darker colors mean “more” or “heavier” so it’s odd to have the lightest color white be a middle number and the lowest the darkest green.

  4. As a colourblind person I hate scales that use these colours.

    I can’t tell which state has crickets and which has an applause.

  5. Medical_Bartender on

    My record so far is treating the same person on three separate occasions for Chlamydia. I’m not even in a clinic

  6. Bright-Blacksmith-67 on

    If you have having trouble paying rent then spending on condoms is not on your priority list.

    If you have no free healthcare then getting a burning sensation checked out is not going to happen.

    IMO, the fact that Canada does so much better is entirely due to free healthcare which means infections are stopped much faster.

  7. Chlamydia is a bacteria that is easily spread during sex and can cause infertility if left untreated. If you have infected discharge or painful urination please for the love of God go see a doctor and get treated. Every place in red is a place with poor public health outreach.

  8. SickBurnerBroski on

    Was trying to figure out why Cali of all places didn’t have available data on this- white sure is a choice for a color map.