Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 10.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau stood at 10.8. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.71, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 106th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.71 | — |
| 2001 | 7.85 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.16 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.33 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.51 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.71 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.89 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.08 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.27 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.46 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.66 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.85 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.4, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.45 | 7.71 | 9.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 9.46 | 10.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Guinea-Bissau was 10.8 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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