Prevalence of syphilis in Morocco
Morocco: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of syphilis in Morocco, 2010–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of syphilis in Morocco is 0.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Morocco peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 64th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of syphilis in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -61.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 32.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % 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 Morocco?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Morocco was 0.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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