Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,730 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia stood at 1,730. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia peaked at 1,730 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,170, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 28th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,170 | — |
| 2001 | 1,190 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,210 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,220 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,240 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,260 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,280 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,300 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,320 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,340 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,370 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,440 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,480 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,520 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,560 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,600 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,690 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,730 | +2.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,730 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238, 7.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,730 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.45, 17.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,253 | 1,170 | 1,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,544 | 1,370 | 1,730 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia was 1,730 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,730 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,170 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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