Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 46.2%
World rank
61st
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2011–2018
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe, 2011–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9% | — |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +80.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -41.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -46.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 32% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 58 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5% compare
- 58 Ecuador 0.5% compare
- 60 Botswana 0.4% compare
- 61 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 63 Belize 0.4% compare
- 64 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
- 64 China 0.4% compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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