Prevalence of syphilis in Myanmar
Myanmar: Prevalence of syphilis was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of syphilis in Myanmar, 2011–2022
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.5% for prevalence of syphilis in 2022.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in Myanmar peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Myanmar 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Prevalence of syphilis in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 54 Nigeria 0.6% compare
- 55 Chile 0.6% compare
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5% compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.5% compare
- 59 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 60 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Prevalence of syphilis in Myanmar was 0.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- Myanmar ranks 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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