Editing Urethritis (section)

== Epidemiology ==
Urethritis is one of the most common [[sexually transmitted infection]]s found in men. [[Gonorrhea]] and [[chlamydia]] are the main pathogens causing urethritis.<ref name="Young_2020" /> Health organizations break down the rate of urethritis based on its etiology. The estimated global prevalence of gonorrhoea is 0.9% in women and 0.7% in men. An estimated 87 million new infections of gonorrhoea occurred in 2016. Low-income countries have the highest prevalence of gonorrhoea.<ref name=":3">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rowley J, Vander Hoorn S, Korenromp E, Low N, Unemo M, Abu-Raddad LJ, Chico RM, Smolak A, Newman L, Gottlieb S, Thwin SS, Broutet N, Taylor MM | display-authors = 6 | title = Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016 | journal = Bulletin of the World Health Organization | volume = 97 | issue = 8 | pages = 548–562P | date = August 2019 | pmid = 31384073 | pmc = 6653813 | doi = 10.2471/BLT.18.228486 }}</ref> Gonorrhea is more commonly seen in males than in females and infection rates are higher in adolescents and young adults.<ref name="Young_2020" />

The estimated global prevalence of chlamydia, which is the most common cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, is 3.8% in women and 2.7% in men. An estimated 127 million new chlamydia cases occurred in 2016. Upper-middle income countries had the highest prevalence of chlamydia.<ref name=":3" /> The rate of chlamydia is around two times higher in females than in males. Rates are also higher among adolescents and young adults.<ref name="Young_2020" />