Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan
South Sudan: Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan peaked at 10.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.9% | — |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +89.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan?
- Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported in South Sudan was 4.6% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported?
- South Sudan ranks 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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