Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Barbados
Barbados: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 0.24 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.24
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2000
All-time low
0.23
in 2016
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Barbados, 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 Barbados is 0.24, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Barbados peaked at 0.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2016.
That places Barbados 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.04, 5% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.81, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.284 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 177 Iceland 0.26 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 0.19 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 0.16 compare
- 180 Grenada 0.16 compare
- 180 Seychelles 0.16 compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Barbados?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Barbados was 0.24 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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