# gonorrhoea
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This year
2024
sexual health
70% increase in gonorrhoea cases due to lack of condom use - and better testing
Over 6,700 cases of gonorrhoea were reported in Ireland last year, up from 3,976 in 2022.
Some 6,748 cases of gonorrhoea were reported up to 23 December 2023, compared with 3,976 cases in 2022
The majority of cases reported in Ireland last year (5,200) were among men
Ireland has one of the highest incidence rates of gonorrhoea in Europe
Órla Ryan
8 Jan
14.5k
Last year
2023
ECDC
Gonorrhoea and syphilis rates in Ireland among highest in Europe amid ‘concerning’ rise in STIs
8 Dec 2023
14.7k
21
All time
England
Man with world's first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea cured
20 Apr 2018
22.7k
37
Superbug
Gonorrhoea 'sometimes impossible' to treat due to antibiotic-resistance - WHO
7 Jul 2017
16.1k
11
Teenage Kicks
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% - but STIs are on the rise
31 May 2017
27.4k
41
sexual health
Over 1,000 people in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare have contracted gonorrhoea this year
13 Nov 2013
23.5k
38