Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mongolia
Mongolia: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 27.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 27.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mongolia peaked at 30.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 27.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 27.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.8%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mongolia?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mongolia was 27.9% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Mongolia ranks 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.