Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi
Malawi: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi peaked at 3.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 19th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.6% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -39.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +72.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 16 Palau 3.1% compare
- 17 Namibia 3.0% compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7% compare
- 20 Mozambique 2.3% compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 2.2% compare
- 22 Cuba 2.2% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Malawi was 2.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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