Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 5.06 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Timor-Leste, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 5.06 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.06 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 2009.
Timor-Leste ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.05 | — |
| 2001 | 4.06 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.03 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.98 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.93 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.74 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.74 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.89 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.02 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.18 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.36 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.55 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.75 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.91 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.06 | +3.1% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 5.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 5.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.32, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 | 3.72 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 3.74 | 5.06 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More gender data for Timor-Leste
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Timor-Leste?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Timor-Leste was 5.06 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Timor-Leste ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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