Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Somalia
Somalia: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,859 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 1,859, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Somalia peaked at 1,859 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 859.5, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 859.5 | — |
| 2001 | 880.7 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 902.4 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 923.7 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 945.4 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 963.8 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 975.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 991.3 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,012 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,032 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,056 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,075 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,101 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,149 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,206 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,266 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,333 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,406 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,471 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,541 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,616 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,695 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,772 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,859 | +4.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,859 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,978, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,859 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 948.69 | 859.5 | 1,032 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,260 | 1,056 | 1,541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,736 | 1,616 | 1,859 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Somalia?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Somalia was 1,859 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,859 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 859.5 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Somalia ranks 53rd 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 Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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