Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 0.96 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.96 for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu peaked at 1.06 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.96, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.96 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.32, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu was 0.96 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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