Prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia
Indonesia: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia, 2013–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia peaked at 9.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +68.3% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +229.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +64.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -66.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -24.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 89% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.0% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % 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 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % 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 Indonesia?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Indonesia was 0.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Indonesia ranks 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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