Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 0.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.16 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2013.
That places Saint Lucia 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.24 | — |
| 2001 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.16 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.81, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.196 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.163 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 177 Iceland 0.26 compare
- 178 Barbados 0.24 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 0.19 compare
- 180 Grenada 0.16 compare
- 180 Seychelles 0.16 compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.13 compare
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saint Lucia?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Saint Lucia was 0.16 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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