Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria
Nigeria: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria, 2014–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria peaked at 1.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 76th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.6% | — |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -56.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +74.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +46.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -71.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Nigeria was 0.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Nigeria ranks 76th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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