Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada
Grenada: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 26.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada stood at 26.1%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada peaked at 31.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2012.
Grenada ranks 110th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 26.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 26.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.9%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.6% | 26.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 107 Jamaica 26.6% compare
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 26.3% compare
- 109 Ethiopia 26.2% compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% compare
- 112 Micronesia (country) 25.9% compare
- 112 Palau 25.9% compare
More gender data for Grenada
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 645 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 669 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 665 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 690 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 675 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 700 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 684 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Grenada was 26.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2012.
- How does Grenada rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Grenada ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of pregnant women with anemia vs the share of children aged between six months and five years who have anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.