Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care) by country
Percentage of women attending antenatal care seropositive for syphilis
Countries reporting
91
Highest
24.8%
Solomon Islands
Lowest
0.0%
United Arab Emirates
Median
0.9%
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
763
What the numbers show
Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 24.8% in Solomon Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.7%.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 8,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran, Islamic Republic of (down 100.0%).
Prevalence of syphilis: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 24.8% | 2018 | up 272.8% | rising |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | 2021 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.0% | 2022 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 5.8% | 2021 | up 432.1% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 5.5% | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 4.9% | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 7 | Somalia | 4.1% | 2019 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 3.9% | 2019 | up 907.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 3.4% | 2021 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Cuba | 3.3% | 2022 | up 3,230.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2022 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 2.8% | 2022 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 13 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.7% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Haiti | 2.5% | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 2.5% | 2022 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 16 | Botswana | 2.4% | 2022 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 2.4% | 2020 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 18 | Lesotho | 2.3% | 2022 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 2.2% | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 2.2% | 2022 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 22 | Gabon | 2.0% | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2019 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.8% | 2022 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 1.8% | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1.8% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 27 | Niger | 1.6% | 2022 | up 681.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Liberia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2021 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | 1.6% | 2022 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 1.5% | 2022 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 1.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 34 | Dominica | 1.3% | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2021 | up 306.7% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1.2% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 37 | Eritrea | 1.2% | 2021 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 38 | Bahamas | 1.2% | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2019 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2022 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2021 | up 329.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2022 | up 1,583.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2017 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2022 | up 718.2% | rising |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0.8% | 2022 | up 8,400.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2022 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2022 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2022 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2022 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Barbados | 0.6% | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 0.6% | 2021 | up 330.8% | rising |
| 56 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.5% | 2017 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2022 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4% | 2018 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 61 | Comoros | 0.4% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 62 | China | 0.4% | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 0.3% | 2022 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2022 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 66 | Samoa | 0.3% | 2019 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Seychelles | 0.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 68 | Kiribati | 0.2% | 2019 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 70 | India | 0.2% | 2022 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2022 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | 0.1% | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2022 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 78 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2022 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2021 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 0.0% | 2018 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of women attending antenatal care seropositive for syphilis