Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 12.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu stood at 12.5. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu peaked at 12.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 2009.
That places Vanuatu 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.55 | — |
| 2001 | 9.59 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.63 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.67 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.67 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.63 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.62 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.57 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.53 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.53 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.62 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.82 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.7 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 11.6 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 12 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | +4.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 12.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 569, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 12.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.45, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6 | 9.51 | 9.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 | 9.53 | 12.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 164 Cape Verde 23.4 compare
- 165 Montenegro 16.9 compare
- 166 Belize 13.3 compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 12.2 compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 11.3 compare
- 170 Bahamas 10.6 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 10.6 compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu was 12.5 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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