Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
124
Guatemala
Lowest
105
Yemen
Median
117
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,060
What the numbers show
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 124 in Guatemala; the lowest is 105 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 117, and the mean is 115.92.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 3.5%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 1.8%).
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 124 | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bahamas | 122 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | China | 122 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 122 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 122 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | United States of America | 122 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 121 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 121 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 121 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Brazil | 121 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Barbados | 121 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 121 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 121 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 121 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 121 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Montenegro | 121 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | El Salvador | 121 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 121 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 121 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Andorra | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Argentina | 120 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Belize | 120 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Canada | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Switzerland | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 120 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Cuba | 120 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | France | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Israel | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Korea | 120 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Monaco | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Mexico | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | New Zealand | 120 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 120 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Singapore | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | San Marino | 120 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Czechia | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Dominica | 119 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Spain | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Estonia | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Greece | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Grenada | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Croatia | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Hungary | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Italy | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Jamaica | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Kuwait | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Latvia | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Malta | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Panama | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Portugal | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Rwanda | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Slovenia | 119 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Sweden | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 119 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 118 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 118 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 118 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 71 | Paraguay | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Serbia | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Slovakia | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Uruguay | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 118 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 118 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 71 | South Africa | 118 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 117 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Egypt | 117 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 117 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 87 | Georgia | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Japan | 117 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Mongolia | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Namibia | 117 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 87 | Peru | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Philippines | 117 | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Viet Nam | 117 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 116 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 103 | Botswana | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 116 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 103 | Guyana | 116 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Libya | 116 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 103 | Morocco | 116 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 103 | Oman | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Palau | 116 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 103 | Eswatini | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Thailand | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Tunisia | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Türkiye | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Niue | 116 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 115 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 120 | Bahrain | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Algeria | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 115 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 120 | Iraq | 115 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 120 | Jordan | 115 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 120 | Lesotho | 115 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 120 | Malaysia | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Naoero | 115 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 120 | Palestine, State of | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Syrian Arab Republic | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Tonga | 115 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 114 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Bhutan | 114 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 132 | Comoros | 114 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Djibouti | 114 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 114 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 114 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Madagascar | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Marshall Islands | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Malawi | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Sudan | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 114 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 132 | Uganda | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Samoa | 114 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Zambia | 114 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Eritrea | 113 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Fiji | 113 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Kenya | 113 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Kiribati | 113 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 113 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | South Sudan | 113 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 113 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Bangladesh | 112 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Cameroon | 112 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 154 | Nepal | 112 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 112 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 158 | Burundi | 111 | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 158 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 111 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 158 | Ghana | 111 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 158 | Indonesia | 111 | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 158 | Pakistan | 111 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 158 | Chad | 111 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 164 | Angola | 110 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 110 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 164 | Haiti | 110 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 164 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 110 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Liberia | 110 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 164 | Maldives | 110 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Myanmar | 110 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Mozambique | 110 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 164 | Mauritania | 110 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 110 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 164 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 110 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 109 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 175 | Congo | 109 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 175 | India | 109 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 175 | Cambodia | 109 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 175 | Somalia | 109 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 109 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 181 | Gabon | 108 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 181 | Guinea | 108 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 108 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 181 | Togo | 108 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 107 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 185 | Côte d'Ivoire | 107 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 185 | Gambia | 107 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 185 | Niger | 107 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 185 | Nigeria | 107 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 185 | Senegal | 107 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 107 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Benin | 105 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Mali | 105 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 192 | Yemen | 105 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas (WHO region) 121
- Sur 119
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 120
- Mus 118
- Europe (WHO region) 118
- World 114
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 114
- Africa (WHO region) 111
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 110