Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,900 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Western Pacific (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 Western Pacific (WHO region) is 1,900, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 2,540 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 2019.
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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,540 | — |
| 2001 | 2,460 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,400 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,340 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,290 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,250 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,200 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,170 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,130 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,100 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,070 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,050 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,040 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,030 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,010 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,000 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,990 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,960 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,930 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,900 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,288 | 2,100 | 2,540 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,998 | 1,900 | 2,070 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO region)
More gender data for Western Pacific (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 87.2% (2025)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 89,503 (2023)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 9.1% (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 132 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 41,300 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 120 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 132 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 87.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 1,900 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,540 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 2019.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Pacific (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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