Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World

World: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 17,200 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17,200
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
17,200
in 2018
All-time low
16,300
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World, 2000–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000200920192000: 16.3k2001: 16.3k2002: 16.3k2003: 16.3k2004: 16.4k2005: 16.5k2006: 16.5k2007: 16.5k2008: 16.6k2009: 16.6k2010: 16.6k2011: 16.7k2012: 16.7k2013: 16.8k2014: 16.9k2015: 17.0k2016: 17.0k2017: 17.1k2018: 17.2k2019: 17.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World stood at 17,200. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World peaked at 17,200 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16,300, in 2000.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in World, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 16,300
2001 16,300 +0.0%
2002 16,300 +0.0%
2003 16,300 +0.0%
2004 16,400 +0.6%
2005 16,500 +0.6%
2006 16,500 +0.0%
2007 16,500 +0.0%
2008 16,600 +0.6%
2009 16,600 +0.0%
2010 16,600 +0.0%
2011 16,700 +0.6%
2012 16,700 +0.0%
2013 16,800 +0.6%
2014 16,900 +0.6%
2015 17,000 +0.6%
2016 17,000 +0.0%
2017 17,100 +0.6%
2018 17,200 +0.6%
2019 17,200 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,430 16,300 16,600 10
2010s 16,920 16,600 17,200 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 3,840 compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 1,250 compare
  3. 3 China 1,210 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 897 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World?
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in World was 17,200 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 17,200 in 2018.
What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 16,300 in 2000.
How does World rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
World ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
203 places, 4,060 data points, 2000–2019
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