Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
58th
of 79 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 2022
All-time low
77.0%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 84.3% for antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea peaked at 87.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 81.3% | — |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 84.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 84.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.0% | 81.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 80.4% | 87.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea?
- Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Papua New Guinea was 84.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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