Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Egypt
Egypt: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 269 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 269, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Egypt peaked at 281 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 197, in 2000.
That places Egypt 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197 | — |
| 2001 | 199 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 202 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 205 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 207 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 211 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 217 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 225 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 234 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 242 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 252 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 261 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 269 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 278 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 281 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 279 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 277 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 274 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 271 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 269 | -0.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 269 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 269 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9, 11.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.9 | 197 | 242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 271.1 | 252 | 281 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Egypt?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Egypt was 269 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 281 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 197 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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