Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,410 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,410
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
37th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,410
in 2019
All-time low
725
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2019

05001.0k1.5k2000200920192000: 7252001: 7482002: 7712003: 7972004: 8262005: 8582006: 8902007: 9212008: 9532009: 9862010: 1.0k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.1k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.4k2019: 1.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1,410 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.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,410 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 725, in 2000.

That places Saudi Arabia 37th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 725
2001 748 +3.2%
2002 771 +3.1%
2003 797 +3.4%
2004 826 +3.6%
2005 858 +3.9%
2006 890 +3.7%
2007 921 +3.5%
2008 953 +3.5%
2009 986 +3.5%
2010 1,020 +3.4%
2011 1,060 +3.9%
2012 1,110 +4.7%
2013 1,150 +3.6%
2014 1,210 +5.2%
2015 1,260 +4.1%
2016 1,300 +3.2%
2017 1,340 +3.1%
2018 1,380 +3.0%
2019 1,410 +2.2%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 1,410 is above the median for high income countries, which is 128, 11.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 1,410 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 547, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 847.5 725 986 10
2010s 1,224 1,020 1,410 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 34 Yemen 1,480 compare
  2. 35 Ghana 1,430 compare
  3. 36 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1,420 compare
  4. 38 Côte d'Ivoire 1,390 compare
  5. 38 Iraq 1,390 compare
  6. 40 Germany 1,380 compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saudi Arabia?
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saudi Arabia was 1,410 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1,410 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 725 in 2000.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Indicator
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
203 places, 4,060 data points, 2000–2019
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