Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana
Ghana: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana peaked at 3.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +56.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -48.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Ghana was 1.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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