Prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of syphilis was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar, 2011–2021
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.6% for prevalence of syphilis in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar peaked at 5.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 29th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.9% | — |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -42.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.7%, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Madagascar was 1.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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