Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin
Benin: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 63.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63.9 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin peaked at 63.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.4, in 2000.
That places Benin 48th 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 pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4 | — |
| 2001 | 40.4 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 41.5 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 42.6 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.1 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 46.5 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 47.9 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.4 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 50.9 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 53.9 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 55.3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 56.7 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 58 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 59.2 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 60.4 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.6 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 62.8 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 63.9 | +1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 63.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 63.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.75 | 39.4 | 50.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.42 | 52.4 | 63.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Benin was 63.9 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Benin ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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