Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 2,911 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2,911 for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia peaked at 2,911 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,968, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,968 | — |
| 2001 | 2,013 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,061 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,109 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,162 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,221 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,282 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,341 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,399 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,456 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,509 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,554 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,594 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,635 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,674 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,710 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,740 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,764 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,784 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,801 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,819 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,842 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,871 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,911 | +1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2,911 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 412.3, 7.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2,911 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 207.9, 14.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,201 | 1,968 | 2,456 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,677 | 2,509 | 2,801 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,861 | 2,819 | 2,911 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malaysia was 2,911 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,911 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,968 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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