Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR
AFR: Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women was 123 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
123
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
123
in 2011
All-time low
120
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 123 for mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR peaked at 123 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 120, in 2000.
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120 | — |
| 2001 | 121 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 122 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 122 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 122 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 122 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 123 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 123 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.2 | 120 | 122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.9 | 122 | 123 | 10 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 132 compare
- 9 Canada 132 compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 132 compare
- 9 New Zealand 132 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 132 compare
- 9 Bahamas 132 compare
- 9 Nicaragua 132 compare
- 9 Rwanda 132 compare
- 9 United States of America 132 compare
- 9 Ireland 132 compare
- 9 Brazil 132 compare
- 9 Mongolia 132 compare
- 9 Finland 132 compare
- 9 France 132 compare
- 9 Philippines 132 compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 132 compare
- 9 Switzerland 132 compare
- 9 Costa Rica 132 compare
- 9 Germany 132 compare
- 9 Iceland 132 compare
More gender data for AFR
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 56.7% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 99,145 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.7% (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.6% (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 58.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR?
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women in AFR was 123 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 123 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 2000.
- How does AFR rank for mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women?
- AFR ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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