Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 23.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 23.6 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.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu peaked at 23.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.7, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.1 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 15 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.2 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.7 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.2 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.8 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 19 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 20.5 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 23.6 | +5.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 23.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 23.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 207.9, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.25 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.11 | 15 | 19.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 164 Montenegro 36.7 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 24.7 compare
- 166 Belize 24.4 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 22.8 compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 21.7 compare
- 170 Bahamas 19.9 compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Vanuatu was 23.6 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th 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 Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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