Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Jamaica
Jamaica: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Jamaica, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.8% for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Jamaica peaked at 2.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 48th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.2% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +66.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Jamaica?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Jamaica was 0.8% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Jamaica ranks 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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