Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region)
South-East Asia (WHO region): Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 5,470 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region), 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 South-East Asia (WHO region) is 5,470, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region) peaked at 5,890 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,470, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,880 | — |
| 2001 | 5,890 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,890 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,890 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,890 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,870 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,850 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,810 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,760 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5,710 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,650 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5,600 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5,560 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,520 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,500 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,480 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,470 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,470 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,470 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,470 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,844 | 5,710 | 5,890 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,519 | 5,470 | 5,650 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO region)
More gender data for South-East Asia (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 76.8% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 229,036 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 23.5% (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 120 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 118,000 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 110 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 119 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in South-East Asia (WHO region) was 5,470 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 South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,890 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,470 in 2016.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO region) rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO region) 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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