Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malawi
Malawi: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 82.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malawi, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 82.1 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malawi peaked at 82.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.7, in 2000.
That places Malawi 45th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.7 | — |
| 2001 | 65.2 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 66.9 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 68.7 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 70.5 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 72 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 73.2 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 74.1 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.6 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 74.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.4 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.3 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.6 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.1 | +1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 82.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.4, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 82.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.38 | 63.7 | 74.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.51 | 75 | 82.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malawi?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malawi was 82.1 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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