Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Senegal
Senegal: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 91.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Senegal, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 91.5 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 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Senegal peaked at 91.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.5, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5 | — |
| 2001 | 56.6 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 57.8 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 59.2 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 60.7 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.5 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 64.5 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 66.7 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 69 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 71.4 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 73.9 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 76.3 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 78.6 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 80.7 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 82.7 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 86.3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 88.1 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.5 | +1.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 91.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 91.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.39 | 55.5 | 71.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.25 | 73.9 | 91.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Senegal?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Senegal was 91.5 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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