Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 897 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 897, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Pakistan peaked at 897 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 714, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 714 | — |
| 2001 | 719 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 726 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 734 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 742 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 751 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 761 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 773 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 784 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 796 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 809 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 823 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 838 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 850 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 863 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 876 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 885 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 892 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 896 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 897 | +0.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 897 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 22.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 897 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9, 39.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 750 | 714 | 796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 862.9 | 809 | 897 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Pakistan?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Pakistan was 897 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 897 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 714 in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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