 Here are a few statistics we found, among other places, at the Canada Public Health website. The stats are from 20 years ago; numbers for most have increased since then. You can find a five year analysis up to the year 2020 here. Reported cases in Alberta, 2004: Chlamydia: 4208 Gonorrhea: 616 Infectious Syphilis: 15 In the Peace Region (PR and Mistahia) in 2002: Gonorrhea: 38 Infectious Syphilis: 1 Chlamydia: 367 All three of the above diseases have been increasing in Alberta since 2000, especially chlamydia. Alberta's rates are higher than the national average. Chlamidia the most commonly reported STD for Canadian teens (15-19 years old) In 2004, the highest gonorrhea rates were for females aged 15-19 and males/females aged 20-24. Heterosexual exposure was responsible for 27% of all newly diagnosed cases of HIV in males in 2004. There were 29 HIV-positive individuals who contracted AIDS in Alberta in 2004. Rates of sexually transmitted infections in Canada have increased so much from 1997 to 2004 that experts are calling the phenomenon a 'hidden epidemic' and demanding a national strategy. - The rate of chlamydia rose by 70% in 2004. People aged 15 to 24 mostly had the infection. - Gonorrhea infections went up by 80% in 2004. - Syphilis infections rose by 908% in 2004. (100% would be double ... this is nine times!) "Doctors believe the rate of infections is increasing because young people are engaging in more unprotected sex, and have the misconception that oral sex keeps you safe from disease". [It doesn't] The rate of human papillomavirus (HPV, or genital warts) may also be increasing, but it is difficult to tell because the disease doesn't need to be reported. Genital warts can also develop into cervical cancer, which kills 400 Canadian women a year. By comparison, AIDS only kills 10 women a year in Canada. Dr. Ameeta Singh, a clinical professor at the University of Alberta, said that more than half of Alberta's gonorrhea cases are found in people under the age of 24. GONORRHEA | GENITAL WARTS | LICE & CRABS | SCABIES | HEPATITIS | HIV/AIDS |