Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 339 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 339 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ethiopia peaked at 339 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 287, in 2010.
That places Ethiopia 8th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 304 | — |
| 2001 | 305 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 304 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 303 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 300 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 297 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 294 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 290 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 288 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 287 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 288 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 292 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 296 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 302 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 309 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 317 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 324 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 332 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 339 | +2.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 339 is above the median for low income countries, which is 93.4, 3.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 339 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 298.9 | 288 | 305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.6 | 287 | 339 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Indonesia 761 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 527 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 439 compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 303 compare
- 10 Egypt 269 compare
- 11 Brazil 221 compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ethiopia?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ethiopia was 339 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 339 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 287 in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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