Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 67,654 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 67,654, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 67,654 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34,240, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34,240 | — |
| 2001 | 35,307 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 36,527 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 37,853 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 39,331 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 40,839 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 42,294 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 43,773 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 45,180 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 46,489 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 47,758 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 49,012 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 50,168 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 51,277 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52,416 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 53,587 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 54,843 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 56,164 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 57,629 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 59,195 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 60,905 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 62,853 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 65,102 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 67,654 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,183 | 34,240 | 46,489 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,205 | 47,758 | 59,195 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,128 | 60,905 | 67,654 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
More gender data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 63.2% (2025)
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 19.5% (2019)
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,280 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 124 (2019)
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 32,800 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 114 (2019)
- Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 123 (2019)
- Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for 62.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 67,654 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 67,654 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,240 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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