Home > Community Dashboard > Gonorrhea Incidence Rate > Region

Indicator Gauge Icon Legend

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

More

Gonorrhea Incidence Rate

Region: Rio Grande Valley
This indicator shows the gonorrhea incidence rate in cases per 100,000 population.

Why is this important?

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is typically asymptomatic, but easy to treat. However, gonorrhea has developed resistance to antibiotics over the years, complicating treatment. Left untreated, gonorrhea can cause serious and permanent health problems in both women and men. In women, gonorrhea is a common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease. In the United States, the highest reported rates of infection are among sexually active teenagers, young adults, and African Americans.
More...

Region: Rio Grande Valley

Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, & Willacy counties.
61.6
cases/ 100,000 population
Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2019
Compared to See the Legend
Compared to TX Counties, Rio Grande Valley has a value of 61.6 which is in the best 50% of regions. Regions in the best 50% have a value lower than 86.2 while regions in the worst 25% have a value higher than 145.6.
TX Counties
Compared to the TX Value (160.2), Rio Grande Valley has a value of 61.6 which is lower and better.
TX Value
(160.2)
Compared to the US Value (170.6), Rio Grande Valley has a value of 61.6 which is lower and better.
US Value
(170.6)
RegionStateCounties
Select a comparison
View maps, graphs, and tables for this indicator by selecting other location types (above).
Download Rio Grande Valley Indicator Data CSV

Data Source

Filed under: Health / Sexually Transmitted Infections, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Health Outcomes

Related Content for: Gonorrhea Incidence Rate