Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia
Namibia: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 3.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.0%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
17th
of 99 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2023
All-time low
1.9%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2010–2024
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia peaked at 3.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 17th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9% | — |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +49.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Namibia was 3.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Namibia ranks 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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