Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 303 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 303, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Tanzania peaked at 303 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 199, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 9th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 199 | — |
| 2001 | 205 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 211 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 218 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 225 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 231 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 238 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 244 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 249 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 254 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 259 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 263 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 268 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 273 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 278 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 283 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 288 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 293 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 298 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 303 | +1.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 303 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 7.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 303 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 227.4 | 199 | 254 | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.6 | 259 | 303 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Tanzania?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Tanzania was 303 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 303 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 199 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Tanzania ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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