Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported by country

Countries reporting
99
Highest
24.8%
Solomon Islands
Lowest
0.0%
United Arab Emirates
Median
0.8%
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
920

What the numbers show

Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 24.8% in Solomon Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in United Arab Emirates.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 1.6%.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 7,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 100.0%).

Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Solomon Islands 24.8% 2018 up 272.8% rising
2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.8% 2024 up 94.5% rising
3 Central African Republic 6.7% 2024 up 104.0% rising
4 Argentina 6.0% 2023 up 443.4% volatile
5 Zambia 6.0% 2024 up 29.9% volatile
6 South Sudan 4.6% 2024 down 16.7% falling
6 Paraguay 4.6% 2024 up 306.1% rising
8 Vanuatu 4.5% 2024 up 1,843.5% volatile
9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.1% 2024 up 47.3% rising
10 Somalia 4.1% 2019 down 53.5% volatile
11 Mali 4.0% 2024 down 57.4% falling
12 Mauritius 3.9% 2019 up 907.7% volatile
13 Papua New Guinea 3.8% 2024 down 25.5% falling
14 Colombia 3.7% 2023 up 534.2% volatile
15 Lesotho 3.2% 2024 up 12.6% volatile
16 Palau 3.1% 2024 up 235.9% rising
17 Namibia 3.0% 2024 up 53.1% rising
18 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7% 2024 up 727.3% volatile
19 Malawi 2.4% 2024 down 34.2% falling
20 Mozambique 2.3% 2024 down 44.1% falling
21 Saint Lucia 2.2% 2021 down 1.3% rising
22 Cuba 2.2% 2024 up 966.7% volatile
23 Haiti 2.0% 2024 down 42.9% falling
24 Eswatini 2.0% 2023 down 40.6% falling
25 Costa Rica 1.9% 2024 up 113.2% rising
26 Panama 1.9% 2024 up 60.3% rising
27 Uruguay 1.8% 2019 up 21.9% flat
28 Zimbabwe 1.8% 2024 down 16.8% flat
29 Thailand 1.7% 2024 up 2,357.1% volatile
30 Seychelles 1.6% 2024 up 1,275.0% volatile
31 Madagascar 1.6% 2023 down 72.3% falling
32 Gabon 1.5% 2024 up 645.0% volatile
32 Dominican Republic 1.5% 2018 volatile
34 Burkina Faso 1.4% 2024 up 15.7% falling
35 Barbados 1.4% 2024 up 396.4% volatile
36 Uganda 1.4% 2024 down 79.8% volatile
37 Dominica 1.3% 2022 down 44.2% volatile
38 Mongolia 1.3% 2024 down 49.6% falling
39 Bahamas 1.2% 2020 up 10.3% rising
40 Cambodia 1.1% 2024 up 5,350.0% volatile
41 Liberia 1.0% 2024 down 90.8% volatile
42 Ghana 1.0% 2024 down 60.2% falling
43 Kenya 0.9% 2023 down 23.0% falling
44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% 2017 down 28.9% falling
45 Guinea 0.9% 2024 down 58.9% volatile
46 Peru 0.9% 2024 up 54.4% rising
47 Niger 0.9% 2024 up 357.9% volatile
48 Jamaica 0.8% 2024 down 52.3% falling
49 Ethiopia 0.8% 2024 down 24.1% falling
50 Senegal 0.8% 2022 up 233.3% volatile
50 Sierra Leone 0.8% 2022 up 7,900.0% volatile
52 Philippines 0.8% 2024 down 45.7% rising
53 Togo 0.7% 2024 up 386.7% rising
54 Chile 0.7% 2024 up 164.0% volatile
55 Myanmar 0.7% 2024 down 8.5% falling
56 Eritrea 0.6% 2023 up 3.9% rising
57 Rwanda 0.6% 2024 down 39.4% volatile
58 Ecuador 0.5% 2024 up 31.7% rising
58 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5% 2017 down 74.4% volatile
60 Botswana 0.4% 2024 down 64.5% volatile
61 Republic of Moldova 0.4% 2024 up 13.2% rising
61 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4% 2018 down 51.7% falling
63 Belize 0.4% 2024 up 28.1% falling
64 China 0.4% 2020 up 100.0% volatile
64 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2024 down 83.1% volatile
66 Tuvalu 0.4% 2024 down 78.3% volatile
67 Morocco 0.3% 2022 down 65.5% falling
68 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% 2023 up 27.9% falling
69 Samoa 0.3% 2019 up 800.0% volatile
70 El Salvador 0.2% 2023 down 4.5% volatile
71 Georgia 0.2% 2024 up 9.5% volatile
72 Kiribati 0.2% 2019 down 96.9% volatile
73 Mexico 0.2% 2017 up 54.5% rising
74 Comoros 0.2% 2024 down 27.3% falling
75 Nicaragua 0.2% 2023 up 26.6% falling
76 Nigeria 0.1% 2024 down 90.7% volatile
77 Indonesia 0.1% 2024 down 92.0% volatile
78 Marshall Islands 0.1% 2024 down 97.6% volatile
79 Malaysia 0.1% 2024 up 83.3% rising
79 Honduras 0.1% 2024 unchanged rising
81 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2024 down 46.2% falling
82 Ukraine 0.1% 2024 down 14.3% flat
83 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2023 down 41.4% volatile
84 Armenia 0.1% 2023 volatile
85 Benin 0.0% 2024 down 50.0% volatile
85 India 0.0% 2024 down 82.6% volatile
87 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2023 unchanged falling
87 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 40.0% falling
89 Oman 0.0% 2018 down 83.3% volatile
89 Belarus 0.0% 2024 down 50.0% falling
89 Guatemala 0.0% 2024 down 80.0% volatile
92 Tajikistan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
92 Tonga 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
92 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0% 2024 volatile
92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 2024 volatile
92 Bangladesh 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
92 Maldives 0.0% 2022 volatile
92 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2024 volatile
92 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
99 places, 920 data points, 2009–2024
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