Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Reported cases of syphilis was 8,738 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,738
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
8,738
in 2019
All-time low
2,923
in 2010
Years of data
10
2010–2019

Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2010201420192010: 2.9k2011: 3.2k2012: 3.4k2013: 3.7k2014: 4.8k2015: 5.8k2016: 6.5k2017: 7.8k2018: 8.3k2019: 8.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 8,738 for reported cases of syphilis in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 198.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 8,738 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,923, in 2010.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Reported cases of syphilis (number) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2010 2,923
2011 3,238 +10.8%
2012 3,360 +3.8%
2013 3,665 +9.1%
2014 4,787 +30.6%
2015 5,809 +21.3%
2016 6,505 +12.0%
2017 7,798 +19.9%
2018 8,328 +6.8%
2019 8,738 +4.9%

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 2 Canada 18,979 compare
  2. 3 Spain 10,591 compare
  3. 4 Germany 9,123 compare
  4. 6 Australia 6,036 compare
  5. 7 Poland 2,986 compare
  6. 8 Belgium 2,545 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More health data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 8,738 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest reported cases of syphilis recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 8,738 in 2019.
What is the lowest reported cases of syphilis recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,923 in 2010.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for reported cases of syphilis?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is reported cases of syphilis rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 198.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Reported cases of syphilis (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/reported-cases-of-syphilis-number/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/reported-cases-of-syphilis-number/united-kingdom/">Reported cases of syphilis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of syphilis (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
34 places, 456 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed