Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care) was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of syphilis in Micronesia (country), 2012–2017
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
In 2017, prevalence of syphilis in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Micronesia (country) ranks 56th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.1% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +85.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +101.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -73.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -63.8% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 10 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6232 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of syphilis in Micronesia (country)?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Micronesia (country) was 0.5% in 2017, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 56th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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