APPENDIX B – SECONDARY DATA ASSESSMENT
Communicable Diseases Exhibit 36: Communicable Disease Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, 2018
Indicator Chlamydia Gonorrhea Lyme disease Hepatitis B, chronic Campylobacteriosis Salmonellosis HIV (new infections) Streptococcus Pneumoniae AIDS Legionellosis
New Castle Kent County County 642.8 783.8 177.0 220.0 54.2 48.3 22.0 18.8 13.3 22.7 10.5 30.0 11.0 N/A 7.3 N/A 6.0 N/A 5.0 N/A
Sussex County 446.5 132.2 57.0 11.3 44.0 44.3 N/A 12.6 N/A N/A
Delaware 622.4 174.3 53.8 18.8 22.3 22.1 9.5 9.2 5.2 4.7
Source: Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS), Health Data and Statistics.
Description Exhibit 36 presents incidence rates for certain communicable diseases. Light grey shading indicates rates that are higher than the state of Delaware. Observations •
New Castle County compared unfavorably to state averages for incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, Lyme disease, Hepatitis B (chronic), HIV (new infections), AIDS, and legionellosis.
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