HPV vaccinations are up in Louisiana. See how the state compares to national data.

Approximately 37,800 annual cancer cases in the United States are attributable to human papillomavirus, 35,000 of which may have been prevented through HPV vaccination.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., affecting about 85% of sexually active people in their lifetime.

Each year, 13 million Americans, including teenagers, are newly infected. HPV infections can cause cancer as well as genital warts.

Louisiana ranks 20th in the nation for HPV vaccinations among adolescents with 66.2% of 13 to 17-year-olds in the state who received all of the recommended doses of the HPV vaccine in 2023, according to America's Health Rankings data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Louisiana's HPV vaccination rates for teens have steadily climbed in the l