Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia
Liberia: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 27.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia stood at 27.1. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia peaked at 27.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 80th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 18.6 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.2 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.7 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.2 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 20.7 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.9 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.3 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.8 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.8 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.3 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.7 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.6 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | +1.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 27.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.4, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 27.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.32 | 18 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.97 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Liberia was 27.1 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Liberia ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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