Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,110 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 1,110 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 1,320 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,110, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,320 | — |
| 2001 | 1,300 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,290 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,270 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,260 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,250 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,230 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,210 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,190 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,180 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,160 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,150 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,140 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,130 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,120 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,120 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,110 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,110 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,110 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,110 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,250 | 1,180 | 1,320 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,126 | 1,110 | 1,160 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
More gender data for Americas (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 83.4% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 45,634 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 9.9% (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 131 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 24,300 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 121 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 131 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 82.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region)?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Americas (WHO region) was 1,110 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 Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,110 in 2016.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (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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