Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Friday, 3 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 January 2025 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Gonorrhoea

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of gonorrhoea have been diagnosed in each of the last 30 years.

Answer

The following table shows the number of gonorrhoea diagnoses in sexual health services in England between 1994 and 2023:

Year	Number of gonorrhoea diagnoses
1994	9,631
1995	9,890
1996	11,828
1997	12,332
1998	12,457
1999	15,450
2000	20,297
2001	22,198
2002	24,123
2003	23,346
2004	20,669
2005	17,632
2006	17,191
2007	17,119
2008	14,985
2009	16,141
2010	16,839
2011	21,090
2012	26,909
2013	31,200
2014	37,150
2015	41,290
2016	36,545
2017	44,839
2018	56,690
2019	71,133
2020	50,678
2021	49,321
2022	79,268
2023	85,223

Source: UK Health Security Agency

Secondary information