Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 19.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 19.5% for prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
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)
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 67,654 (2023)
- 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 prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 19.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 13 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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