Infectious Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in Canada, 2020 (infographic)

In the past five years (2016 to 2020) rates of infectious syphilis among females increased by 740%, while male cases increased by 70% during the same period. Overall, infectious syphilis rates have increased by 124% nationally, from 2016 to 2020. Rates of infectious syphilis have increased in almost all provinces and territories (except for New Brunswick and Nunavut).