Table 2. Age-specific chlamydia testing and notification rates by sex, New South Wales, Australia, 2000 to 2010.

Years	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tests per 100 000 population per year
Males
15–19	359.1	422.9	475.6	638.2	878.7	1110.9	N/A	N/A	1283.2	1828.2	2187.6
20–24	1074.6	1254.6	1528.2	2008.9	2719.5	3321.1	N/A	N/A	3210.3	4610.3	5408.0
25–34	1100.2	1180.5	1404.4	1794.4	2221.2	2884.0	N/A	N/A	2660.4	3786.9	4489.8
35–44	722.5	827.3	934.4	1202.7	1473.1	1797.3	N/A	N/A	1902.6	2459.8	2826.5
≥ 45	244.7	276.1	318.7	427.0	514.1	614.8	N/A	N/A	732.4	885.8	996.8
Females
15–19	1726.3	1889.0	2077.5	2951.0	4234.0	5017.6	N/A	N/A	7306.5	8997.9	10 021.4
20–24	3214.9	3506.4	4033.0	5323.4	6949.2	8531.1	N/A	N/A	11 983.3	14 735.3	16 125.6
25–34	2304.3	2398.3	2632.3	3238.1	4374.9	5306.3	N/A	N/A	7561.1	9505.2	10 583.7
35–44	1132.3	1176.2	1243.1	1544.9	2002.8	2435.5	N/A	N/A	3926.8	4708.0	5224.3
≥ 45	202.4	219.6	264.7	293.0	372.3	435.3	N/A	N/A	728.3	863.1	931.9
Notifications per 100 000 population per year
Males
15–19	26.5	44.1	44.8	78.6	111.4	134.2	159.1	152.9	202.7	213.1	287.3
20–24	74.3	157.8	188.2	228.2	407.1	460.6	488.0	504.7	512.8	577.2	681.8
25–34	67.8	138.0	131.1	143.7	219.5	252.9	269.5	282.1	285.4	320.1	330.6
35–44	29.4	57.2	63.3	66.4	81.7	94.5	101.0	110.3	121.3	120.7	150.7
≥ 45	6.7	9.0	10.5	13.8	16.1	18.4	20.5	25.6	26.0	27.9	32.7
Females
15–19	110.4	195.1	211.8	301.4	478.9	574.9	675.3	640.6	753.7	808.0	963.8
20–24	150.0	283.5	315.1	428.0	685.9	826.1	889.4	921.7	971.7	984.9	1112.8
25–34	49.1	101.5	127.9	147.5	224.0	255.2	275.8	290.2	322.3	335.2	347.6
35–44	11.8	28.1	29.5	36.7	47.9	61.8	54.2	74.1	72.2	78.4	79.3
≥ 45	1.5	3.3	3.1	4.3	6.8	6.6	5.9	7.5	10.5	11.9	10.2

Note: No unique Medicare Benefits Schedule item number was available for chlamydia testing in financial years 2006 and 2007.