Estimates of the global incidence and prevalence of TV among adults aged 15–49 years
| Year | Prevalence estimate (%) | New cases (millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Female | Male | Estimation method | Total | Female | Male | Estimation method | |
| 1995 | Not reported | Unavailable | 167.12 | 84.57 | 82.55 | Unavailable | ||
| 1999 | Not reported | Female: 2× the prevalence of Chlamydia. Male: 1/10 the estimated prevalence of females | 173.46 | 87.68 | 85.78 | Estimated prevalence divided by average duration of infection, number of new cases extrapolated from incidence | ||
| 2005 | 4.48 | 8.08 | 1.00 | Female: Compiled data from published reports. Male: prevalence of other STIs used to calculate TV prevalence for all regions except South-East Asia, for which study data were available | 248.48 | 105.63 | 142.85 | Estimated prevalence divided by revised average duration of infection and regional treatment trends to calculate incidence, Number of new cases extrapolated from incidence |
Estimates from the World Health Organization 1999 and 2005 reports on STI incidence and prevalence.1
STI, sexually transmitted infection.