Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women was 107 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
107
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 194 countries
All-time high
107
in 2017
All-time low
105
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria stood at 107. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria peaked at 107 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 105, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105 | — |
| 2001 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 107 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 107 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 107 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 107 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 107 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 111, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.3 | 105 | 106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.3 | 106 | 107 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 185 Senegal 107 compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 107 compare
- 185 Côte d'Ivoire 107 compare
- 185 Gambia 107 compare
- 185 Niger 107 compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 107 compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria?
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Nigeria was 107 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 107 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women?
- Nigeria ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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