Prevalence of syphilis in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of syphilis was 1.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of syphilis in Mongolia, 2011–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.4% for prevalence of syphilis in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Mongolia peaked at 3.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Mongolia ranks 33rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of syphilis in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 2.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 Mongolia?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Mongolia was 1.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Mongolia ranks 33rd out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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