Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Maldives
Maldives: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1.15 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Maldives, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.15 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Maldives peaked at 1.21 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 2002.
Maldives ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.94 | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.15 is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.5, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.98 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Maldives?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Maldives was 1.15 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Maldives ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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