Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana
Ghana: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 142 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 142, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana peaked at 142 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2000.
That places Ghana 28th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108 | — |
| 2001 | 110 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 112 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 114 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 115 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 118 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 120 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 123 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 126 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 128 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 131 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 134 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 136 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 138 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 140 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 141 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 142 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 142 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 142 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 142 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.4 | 108 | 128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.8 | 131 | 142 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 148 compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 145 compare
- 26 Türkiye 145 compare
- 29 Cameroon 135 compare
- 30 South Africa 131 compare
- 31 Algeria 124 compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 124 compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana was 142 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 142 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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