Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea
North Korea: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,420 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1,420
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,430
in 2015
All-time low
1,350
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea stood at 1,420.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea peaked at 1,430 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,350, in 2000.
North Korea ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,350 | — |
| 2001 | 1,350 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,360 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,370 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,380 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,390 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,390 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,390 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,390 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,380 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,380 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,390 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,400 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,410 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,420 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,430 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,430 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,430 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,430 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,420 | -0.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1,420 is above the median for low income countries, which is 807, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1,420 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.45, 14.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,375 | 1,350 | 1,390 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,414 | 1,380 | 1,430 | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 33 Mozambique 1,520 compare
- 34 Yemen 1,480 compare
- 35 Ghana 1,430 compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 1,410 compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 1,390 compare
- 38 Iraq 1,390 compare
More gender data for North Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in North Korea was 1,420 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,430 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,350 in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- North Korea ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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