Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya
Kenya: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 185 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya stood at 185. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya peaked at 185 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 161, in 2000.
That places Kenya 16th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161 | — |
| 2001 | 164 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 166 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 169 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 172 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 174 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 175 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 176 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 177 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 178 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 179 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 180 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 181 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 182 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 185 | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 185 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 185 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.1 | 161 | 177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.5 | 177 | 185 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Kenya was 185 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 185 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 161 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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