Prevalence of syphilis in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 37.0%
World rank
53rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2011–2017
Prevalence of syphilis in Barbados, 2011–2017
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.6% for prevalence of syphilis in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
That places Barbados 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of syphilis in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +48.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -91.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +366.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +64.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +37.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % 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 prevalence of syphilis in Barbados?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Barbados was 0.6% in 2017, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Barbados ranks 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women attending antenatal care seropositive for syphilis