Prevalence of syphilis in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of syphilis in Chile, 2011–2021
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.6% for prevalence of syphilis in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 330.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Chile peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Chile 55th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of syphilis in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +187.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +24.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Chile was 0.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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