Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malta
Malta: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 19.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malta, 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 Malta is 19.1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malta peaked at 19.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.2, in 2010.
That places Malta 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.3 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.7 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 14.5 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 19.1 | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 19.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 260.6, 7% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 19.1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 852.3, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.46 | 11.3 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 11.2 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malta?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Malta was 19.1 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Malta ranks 171st 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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