Table 1.
Occurrence of genital chlamydial infection and research on chlamydia in study countries
| England | Estonia | France | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of reported cases, all age groups, 2010 | 215 501 (206 912 in 2012) | 1 686 (1 596 in 2012) | Data not available | 36 800 (37 700 n 2012) |
| Rate per 100 000 population, all age groups, in 2010 (and 2012) | 348/100 000 (1979/100 000 in 2012*) | 126/100 00 (119/100 000 in 2012) | 360 for women 240 for men (aged 18–24, in 2006)** | 391/100 000 (395/100 000 in 2012) |
| Trend (chlamydia rate per 100 000 in 2006) [14] | Increasing (190/100 000) | Decreasing (188/100 000) | NA | Increasing (360/100 000) |
| Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence (population-based studies) | 6.2% in women and 5.3% in men [17] 4.5% in women and 4.4% in men [18] | 6.0% in women and 4.0% in men [19] | 3.2% in women and 2.5% in men [16] | No data |
| Research on chlamydia: number of publications referenced in PubMed, 1991-current (all publications on chlamydia/publications on chlamydia where GP settings are specified or mentioned (% of all)) | 1092/ 85 (7.8%) | 16/ 1 (6.3%) | 343/ 4 (1.2%) | 460/5 (1.1%) |
*Data for 2012: England - Chlamydia Testing Activity Dataset 2012 (http://www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk/ps/data.asp); Estonia – Health board (http://www.terviseamet.ee/nakkushaigused/nakkushaigustesse-haigestumine.html); Sweden - Swedish Institute for Infectious Control.
**Extrapolated from the Goulet V et al. 2011 [32].