Gonorrhoea - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2024
Surveillance and monitoring
Twenty-eight European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported 106 331 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea for 2024, with a crude notification rate of 26.9 cases per 100 000 population.
Key facts
- The gonorrhoea notification rate for the EU/EEA in 2024 is the highest recorded since European surveillance of sexually transmitted infections began in 2009.
- Between 2023 and 2024, overall rates increased by 4.3%. Among men, rates increased by 7.9% whereas there was an 8.6% decrease among women.
- Between 2015 and 2024, the notification rate increased by 303%.
- National rates of reported gonorrhoea infection varied considerably across the EU/EEA in 2024, from less than one case to more than 100 cases per 100 000 population.
- Age-specific rates for women were highest among those aged 20−24 years (60.3 cases per 100 000 population) and for men aged 25−34 years (145.5 cases per 100 000 population).
- Men who have sex with men accounted for more than half of the reported cases (62%) in 2024.
Publication file
Gonorrhoea Annual Epidemiological Report for 2024
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