Transmittable diseases

The number of diagnosed cases of tuberculosis is relatively stable in the Nordic countries. The trend in incidence of HIV infection is relatively stable and the trend is related to new methods of treatment. These methods result in infected people having a longer period with HIV infection, and therefore a longer period before AIDS breaks out. This gives a greater number of potential carriers with the risk of infecting other people. Unfortunately, an increase in cases with gonorrhoea and syphilis is occuring in some countries in the recent years. 

By far, chlamydia infection has the most cases among the selected sexually transmitted infections in the Nordic countries. This is of importance, as it is also the most common cause of infertility among women. There are some differences between the countries. The disease is often without symptoms and is therefore likely to be under-reported.

Below is shown graphs of chlamydia infections for men and women, respectively. More data of all mentioned diseases are available in database.