Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 32,800 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 32,800, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 32,800 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,000 | — |
| 2001 | 19,600 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20,300 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 21,000 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 21,700 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 22,500 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23,200 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 23,900 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 24,500 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25,200 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 25,800 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 26,600 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 27,300 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 28,000 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 28,800 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29,600 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 30,400 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 31,200 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 32,000 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 32,800 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,090 | 19,000 | 25,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,250 | 25,800 | 32,800 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
More gender data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 63.2% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 67,654 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 19.5% (2019)
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,280 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 124 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 114 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 123 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 62.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 32,800 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 32,800 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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