Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 24.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea is 24.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.1%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 11 Sierra Leone 24.9% compare
- 12 Angola 24.8% compare
- 12 Chad 24.8% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 24.6% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 24.4% compare
- 17 Guinea 24.1% compare
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Equatorial Guinea was 24.6% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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