Figure 1. Rate of reported confirmed syphilis cases per 100 000 population, EU/EEA, 2014

The male-to-female ratio in 2014 was 6.2:1. The rate was 8.3 cases per 100 000 population in men (18 045 cases) and 1.3 cases per 100 000 population in women (2 897 cases). There were marked differences in the male-to-female ratios across countries: ratios above 10 to 1 were reported by France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom while six countries reported male-to-female ratios below 2:1 (Cyprus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia). The male-to-female ratio has increased continuously, from 2.5:1 in 2005 to 6.2:1 in 2014.