Prevalence of syphilis in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of syphilis was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.0%
Change on year
down 76.2%
World rank
40th
of 91 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2016
All-time low
1.0%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Prevalence of syphilis in Guinea, 2015–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.0% for prevalence of syphilis in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.2% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Guinea ranks 40th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of syphilis in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.2% | — |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +220.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -76.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Guinea was 1.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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