Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia
Zambia: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 84 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% 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 Zambia peaked at 84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.6, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6 | — |
| 2001 | 62.9 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 64.2 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 65.4 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.5 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 67.5 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.2 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 68.9 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 69.6 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 70.4 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.3 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 72.4 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 73.5 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.8 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 76.1 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 77.4 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 78.8 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 80.3 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 82 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 84 | +2.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.52 | 61.6 | 70.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.06 | 71.3 | 84 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia was 84 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Zambia ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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