Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment was 40.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.0%
Change on year
down 53.1%
World rank
75th
of 79 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2017
All-time low
40.0%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 40.0% for antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100.0% | — |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.9% | 85.7% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 40.0% | 89.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Sierra Leone?
- Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment in Sierra Leone was 40.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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