Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana
Ghana: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,430 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1,430
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,430
in 2018
All-time low
974
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,430 for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana peaked at 1,430 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 974, in 2000.
That places Ghana 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 974 | — |
| 2001 | 1,010 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,040 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,080 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,120 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,160 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,200 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,230 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,270 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,300 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,320 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,350 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,370 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,390 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,400 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,410 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,420 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,420 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,430 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,430 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,430 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 569, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,430 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 581, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,138 | 974 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,394 | 1,320 | 1,430 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 32 Morocco 1,540 compare
- 33 Mozambique 1,520 compare
- 34 Yemen 1,480 compare
- 36 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1,420 compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 1,410 compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 1,390 compare
- 38 Iraq 1,390 compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana was 1,430 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,430 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 974 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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