Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Namibia
Namibia: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 7.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Namibia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 7.8 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Namibia peaked at 7.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 117th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.18 | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.14 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.24 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.36 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.49 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.64 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.79 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.95 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.11 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.25 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.38 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.59 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.67 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.72 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.74 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.77 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 7.11 | 7.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Namibia?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Namibia was 7.8 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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