Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 12.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 12.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lebanon peaked at 12.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2006.
That places Lebanon 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9 | — |
| 2001 | 8.67 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.41 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.18 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 8 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.86 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.8 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.89 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.43 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.86 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 9.41 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 10 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | +0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 12.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 12.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.22 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 8.86 | 12.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lebanon?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lebanon was 12.5 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Lebanon ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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