Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Samoa
Samoa: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 25.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Samoa, 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
Samoa recorded 25.1% for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Samoa peaked at 30.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 127th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 25.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 25.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.8%, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.8% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 25.2% compare
- 125 Romania 25.2% compare
- 127 Serbia 25.1% compare
- 129 Qatar 24.9% compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.9% compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Samoa?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Samoa was 25.1% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Samoa ranks 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.