Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 5,390 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region) is 5,390, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 5,390 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,670, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,670 | — |
| 2001 | 3,760 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,840 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,940 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,030 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,120 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4,220 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4,310 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4,400 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,500 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,590 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4,680 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,780 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4,870 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,970 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5,060 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,140 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5,230 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5,310 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,390 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,079 | 3,670 | 4,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,002 | 4,590 | 5,390 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
More gender data for Africa (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 56.7% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 99,145 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.6% (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 123 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 49,100 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 111 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 122 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 58.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region)?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Africa (WHO region) was 5,390 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,390 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,670 in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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