14 Diseases That Are On the Rise
Reporting by Natalie Morin, GRAPHIQ.
In the past year, the rates of people with sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. have increased dramatically, according to the most recent 2014 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite having been on the decline for years, the number of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea rose from 2013 to 2014, and cases of syphilis rose by 15.1% year over year.
Though these increases are troubling, they aren’t the only disease rates that have seen growth in the last couple of years. Using data from the CDC, HealthGrove identified 14 diseases that have risen in the U.S. in the past decade.
Botulism (Infants)
Cases in the Latest Year: 127
5-Year Increase: 58.80%
Obesity
Cases in the Latest Year: 78.6 million adults, 12.7 million children and adolescents
5-Year Increase: 17.10%
Autism
Cases in the Latest Year: 1,470 per 100K people
5-Year Increase: 63.30%
Note: An increase in diagnoses (doctors are better at detecting it) in recent years could be the reason for this increase.
Chlamydia
Cases in the Latest Year: 1,441,789
10-Year Increase: 58.80%
Gonorrhea
Cases in the Latest Year: 350,062
5-Year Increase: 17.80%
Syphilis
Cases in the Latest Year: 19,999
10-Year Increase: 151.20%
E.coli (Non O157)
Cases in the Latest Year: 1.43 per 100K people
10-Year Increase: 472%
The Plague (Bubonic)
Cases in the Latest Year: 16
5-Year Increase: 700%
Skin Cancer (Melanoma)
Cases in the Latest Year: 22.87 per 100K people
10-Year Increase: 18.30%
Liver Cancer
Cases in the Latest Year: 8.46 per 100K people
10-Year Increase: 47.10%
Vibrio
Cases in the Latest Year: 0.45 per 100K people
10-Year Increase: 60.70%
Kidney Cancer
Cases in the Latest Year: 15,34 per 100K people
10-Year Increase: 18.60%
Whooping Cough
Cases in the Latest Year: 28,639
10-Year Increase: 145.80%
Dengue Fever
Cases in the Latest Years (2000-2007: 968,564 (Global)
10-Year Increase:101.80%
Note: Over 100,000 cases were reported in the U.S. in 2007.
