Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Congo
Congo: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 29.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Congo, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 29.8 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Congo peaked at 29.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2000.
Congo ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | 19.7 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 20.3 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.1 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23.4 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 26.4 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.6 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.4 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8 | +1.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 29.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 29.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.27 | 19 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.37 | 26.4 | 29.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Congo?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Congo was 29.8 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Congo ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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