Prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia, 2011–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 12% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Malaysia was 0.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of women attending antenatal care seropositive for syphilis