Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 28.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates, 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 28.6% for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2010.
That places United Arab Emirates 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 4 |
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More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,240 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,240 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in United Arab Emirates was 28.6% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.