Prevalence of Syphilis
This key economic indicator for the Infectious Disease sector has been recently updated.
- Papua New Guinea increased 33.3points of Prevalence of Syphilis in 2017, from a year earlier.
- Since 2013 Tuvalu Prevalence of Syphilis grew 145.8points year on year at 10.4 Percent of Women Attending Antenatal Care.
- In 2019 Lesotho was ranked number 9 in Prevalence of Syphilis.
- In 2017 South Sudan was ranked number 4 in Prevalence of Syphilis reaching 7.6 Percent of Women Attending Antenatal Care, compared to 87 in 2016.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Syphilis
# | 102 Countries | Percent of Women Attending Antenatal Care | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
Solomon Islands
|
15.50 % | 2019 | +3.3 % | +2.8 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Vanuatu
|
11.00 % | 2019 | +4.8 % | NA | View data |
3 |
#3
Tuvalu
|
10.40 % | 2016 | -37.7 % | +145.8 % | View data |
4 |
#4
South Sudan
|
7.60 % | 2017 | NA | -1.8 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Papua New Guinea
|
6.80 % | 2017 | +33.3 % | NA | View data |
6 |
#6
Mali
|
6.10 % | 2017 | +27.1 % | NA | View data |
7 |
#7
Guinea
|
5.40 % | 2017 | -22.9 % | NA | View data |
7 |
#7
Indonesia
|
5.40 % | 2019 | +5.9 % | +26.0 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Lesotho
|
5.30 % | 2019 | +3.9 % | +28.7 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Equatorial Guinea
|
5.00 % | 2019 | -7.4 % | -2.2 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Ivory Coast
|
4.90 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
12 |
#12
Central African Republic
|
4.70 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
13 |
#13
Nauru
|
4.60 % | 2015 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
14 |
#14
Colombia
|
3.90 % | 2017 | +160.0 % | +45.4 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Mozambique
|
3.90 % | 2019 | -4.7 % | -1.0 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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3.70 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
17 |
#17
Senegal
|
3.30 % | 2019 | +10.0 % | +101.2 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Zambia
|
3.20 % | 2019 | -3.0 % | -7.0 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Uganda
|
2.90 % | 2016 | -54.7 % | +13.2 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Argentina
|
2.70 % | 2019 | +3.9 % | +17.6 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Haiti
|
2.70 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Palau
|
2.70 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Liberia
|
2.60 % | 2018 | -3.7 % | -26.1 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Ghana
|
2.50 % | 2019 | -3.9 % | +0.0 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Mongolia
|
2.50 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.8 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Madagascar
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2.40 % | 2019 | -14.3 % | -11.0 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Saint Lucia
|
2.40 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
28 |
#28
Togo
|
2.30 % | 2019 | +4.5 % | +87.2 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Guinea-Bissau
|
2.20 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Mauritius
|
2.20 % | 2019 | +10.0 % | +22.4 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Namibia
|
2.10 % | 2017 | NA | +2.0 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Paraguay
|
2.00 % | 2019 | -4.8 % | +12.7 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Venezuela
|
2.00 % | 2016 | -28.6 % | NA | View data |
34 |
#34
Zimbabwe
|
1.90 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.0 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Dominican Republic
|
1.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Panama
|
1.80 % | 2017 | NA | +14.5 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Tanzania
|
1.80 % | 2017 | -18.2 % | NA | View data |
38 |
#38
Eswatini
|
1.70 % | 2016 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
39 |
#39
Jamaica
|
1.50 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.5 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Gabon
|
1.40 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +47.6 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Rwanda
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1.40 % | 2015 | +55.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Somalia
|
1.40 % | 2017 | +7.7 % | NA | View data |
43 |
#43
Bahamas
|
1.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.1 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Kenya
|
1.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Morocco
|
1.30 % | 2017 | NA | +7.6 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Botswana
|
1.20 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
47 |
#47
Eritrea
|
1.10 % | 2017 | +37.5 % | NA | View data |
47 |
#47
Ethiopia
|
1.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +4.1 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Kiribati
|
1.10 % | 2017 | -54.2 % | NA | View data |
50 |
#50
Grenada
|
1.00 % | 2016 | -61.5 % | NA | View data |
50 |
#50
Malawi
|
1.00 % | 2019 | -16.7 % | -23.0 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Romania
|
1.00 % | 2014 | NA | -9.0 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Barbados
|
0.90 % | 2019 | +12.5 % | +24.6 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Costa Rica
|
0.90 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
53 |
#53
Philippines
|
0.90 % | 2017 | +80.0 % | NA | View data |
56 |
#56
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +21.7 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Bolivia
|
0.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -10.6 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Brazil
|
0.80 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
56 |
#56
Federated States of Micronesia
|
0.80 % | 2018 | +60.0 % | -27.1 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Niger
|
0.80 % | 2019 | +14.3 % | +31.9 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Nigeria
|
0.80 % | 2017 | -33.3 % | NA | View data |
56 |
#56
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -11.8 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Cuba
|
0.60 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +24.6 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Republic of the Congo
|
0.60 % | 2016 | NA | +81.7 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Uruguay
|
0.60 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Burkina Faso
|
0.48 % | 2019 | -18.6 % | -16.7 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Cape Verde
|
0.42 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -9.7 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Ecuador
|
0.40 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
68 |
#68
Moldova
|
0.40 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Afghanistan
|
0.30 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
70 |
#70
Benin
|
0.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +24.6 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Georgia
|
0.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +8.4 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Guatemala
|
0.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +8.4 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Myanmar
|
0.30 % | 2018 | +50.0 % | -12.9 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Peru
|
0.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -12.9 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Algeria
|
0.20 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
76 |
#76
Chile
|
0.20 % | 2015 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
76 |
#76
China
|
0.20 % | 2014 | +0.0 % | -16.7 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Comoros
|
0.20 % | 2014 | -50.0 % | NA | View data |
76 |
#76
Dominica
|
0.20 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
76 |
#76
El Salvador
|
0.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Mexico
|
0.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -12.9 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Thailand
|
0.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Honduras
|
0.10 % | 2018 | -50.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
India
|
0.10 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | -30.1 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Kazakhstan
|
0.10 % | 2016 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Maldives
|
0.10 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Malta
|
0.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Marshall Islands
|
0.10 % | 2016 | -85.7 % | -61.8 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Nicaragua
|
0.10 % | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Samoa
|
0.10 % | 2017 | -66.7 % | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Seychelles
|
0.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Sierra Leone
|
0.10 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.10 % | 2017 | -50.0 % | NA | View data |
84 |
#84
Ukraine
|
0.10 % | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
United Arab Emirates
|
0.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
97 |
#97
Lithuania
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -50.0 % | NA | View data |
98 |
#98
Sri Lanka
|
0.01 % | 2018 | -30.8 % | NA | View data |
99 |
#99
Bangladesh
|
0.00 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
99 |
#99
Malaysia
|
0.00 % | 2017 | NA | -100.0 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Tajikistan
|
0.00 % | 2018 | NA | -100.0 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Tonga
|
0.00 % | 2016 | -100.0 % | NA | View data |
Source: World Bank