Stats

• During the year 2004, teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 accounted for 19,914 cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease

• During the year 2004, teenagers accounted for over one third of all sexually transmitted disease cases in the state of Florida.

Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease

• One in three sexually active teenagers in Florida acquires a sexually transmitted disease.

Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease

• Chlamydia affects 3 out of 4 sexually active teenagers in Florida who have acquired a sexually transmitted disease.

Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease

• Since the year 2000, 118,700 teenagers in Florida between the ages 15 and 19 have become pregnant.

2004 Florida Vital Statistics

• Teenagers in Florida accounted for over one quarter of births to unwed mothers in 2004.

2004 Florida Vital Statistics

• The annual cost associated with teen pregnancies and births in Florida is 77 million dollars.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

• Over half of high school students (51.0%) surveyed in Florida report that they have had sexual intercourse at least once.

Centers for Disease Control

• In the United States more than 19 million STD infections occur annually. Half of them are contracted by youth ages 15 to 24.

Center for Disease Control Trends in Reportable STDs “General Research” in U.S. 2003

• In 2003, women ages 15 to 19 had the highest rates of gonorrhea compared to women in all other age categories.

Center for Disease Control Trends in Reportable STDs “Adolescents and Young Adults” in U.S. 2003