Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%) by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
28.3%
Cambodia
Lowest
8.5%
United States of America
Median
17.4%
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,060
What the numbers show
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 28.3% in Cambodia; the lowest is 8.5% in United States of America.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.4%, and the mean is 17.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 22.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 29.3%).
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 28.3% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 2 | Congo | 27.3% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Liberia | 26.8% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 4 | Maldives | 26.7% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.5% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 26.4% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 26.3% | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 7 | Togo | 26.3% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 26.2% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Gabon | 26.2% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 26.2% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 26.2% | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 25.9% | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 13 | Gambia | 25.9% | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Niger | 25.9% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 16 | Nigeria | 25.8% | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.6% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 25.6% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.6% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 25.5% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 25.4% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 25.4% | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | India | 25.4% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.3% | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | Mauritania | 25.3% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.1% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 27 | Nepal | 24.6% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 24.5% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 24.1% | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Cameroon | 23.9% | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Benin | 23.8% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 32 | Haiti | 23.7% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Chad | 23.7% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 34 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.6% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Mozambique | 23.5% | 2019 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 36 | Mali | 23.4% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 23.2% | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 37 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 23.2% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 39 | Kiribati | 23.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 22.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Somalia | 22.7% | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 42 | Burundi | 22.6% | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 42 | Samoa | 22.6% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 22.2% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 22.1% | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 46 | Bhutan | 21.6% | 2019 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 47 | Fiji | 21.5% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Timor-Leste | 21.4% | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 48 | Yemen | 21.4% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 50 | Madagascar | 21.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Sudan | 21.0% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Tonga | 21.0% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 20.9% | 2019 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 53 | Naoero | 20.9% | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 53 | Uganda | 20.9% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 53 | Zambia | 20.9% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Eritrea | 20.8% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Malawi | 20.7% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | South Sudan | 20.7% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.6% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 60 | Jordan | 20.6% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.6% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 20.6% | 2019 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 64 | Bahrain | 20.4% | 2019 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 20.3% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.2% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 20.2% | 2019 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 68 | Comoros | 20.1% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 20.0% | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 69 | Palau | 20.0% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 20.0% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 72 | Guyana | 19.9% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 73 | Djibouti | 19.7% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | Kenya | 19.7% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 73 | Lesotho | 19.7% | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 73 | Niue | 19.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Morocco | 19.6% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.6% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Algeria | 19.5% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 79 | Cook Islands | 19.5% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 81 | Thailand | 19.3% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 19.0% | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 19.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 18.9% | 2019 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 18.7% | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 18.6% | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 87 | Tunisia | 18.5% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Botswana | 18.4% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 89 | Libya | 17.9% | 2019 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 89 | Türkiye | 17.9% | 2019 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 17.8% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 91 | South Africa | 17.8% | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 93 | Peru | 17.6% | 2019 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 17.6% | 2019 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 17.5% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 17.5% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 17.4% | 2019 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 98 | Malaysia | 17.3% | 2019 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 99 | Lebanon | 17.2% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 100 | Iraq | 16.9% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 100 | Mauritius | 16.9% | 2019 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 16.9% | 2019 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 16.9% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 16.8% | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 105 | Qatar | 16.6% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.5% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2019 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 16.3% | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 16.2% | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 110 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16.0% | 2019 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 15.8% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 111 | Seychelles | 15.8% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 113 | Romania | 15.6% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 15.5% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 115 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.4% | 2019 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 115 | Serbia | 15.4% | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 15.1% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 15.1% | 2019 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 117 | Slovakia | 15.1% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 120 | Albania | 15.0% | 2019 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.0% | 2019 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 15.0% | 2019 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 120 | Kuwait | 15.0% | 2019 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 120 | Uruguay | 15.0% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 125 | Belarus | 14.8% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 126 | Estonia | 14.6% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 14.6% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 126 | Ukraine | 14.6% | 2019 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 129 | Honduras | 14.5% | 2019 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 129 | Croatia | 14.5% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 129 | Latvia | 14.5% | 2019 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 132 | Slovenia | 14.4% | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 133 | Czechia | 14.3% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 133 | Dominica | 14.3% | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 133 | Rwanda | 14.3% | 2019 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 136 | Jamaica | 14.2% | 2019 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 136 | Philippines | 14.2% | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 138 | Hungary | 14.1% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 139 | Grenada | 14.0% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 140 | Panama | 13.9% | 2019 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 141 | Colombia | 13.7% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 141 | Cuba | 13.7% | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 143 | Lithuania | 13.6% | 2019 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 143 | Poland | 13.6% | 2019 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% | 2019 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 146 | Greece | 13.1% | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 147 | Montenegro | 13.0% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 148 | Belize | 12.9% | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Mexico | 12.9% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 150 | Ecuador | 12.8% | 2019 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 151 | Spain | 12.6% | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 151 | Italy | 12.6% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 151 | Portugal | 12.6% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 154 | Barbados | 12.5% | 2019 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 154 | Malta | 12.5% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.4% | 2019 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 156 | Japan | 12.4% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.4% | 2019 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 159 | Brazil | 12.3% | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 159 | Chile | 12.3% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 159 | Cyprus | 12.3% | 2019 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 162 | Israel | 12.1% | 2019 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 12.1% | 2019 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 164 | Sweden | 12.0% | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 165 | Armenia | 11.9% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 165 | Austria | 11.9% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 167 | China | 11.8% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 167 | Costa Rica | 11.8% | 2019 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 167 | Singapore | 11.8% | 2019 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.7% | 2019 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 171 | Netherlands | 11.6% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 172 | Andorra | 11.5% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 172 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.5% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 172 | Ireland | 11.5% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 172 | San Marino | 11.5% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 176 | Belgium | 11.4% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 176 | Germany | 11.4% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 176 | Denmark | 11.4% | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 176 | Monaco | 11.4% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 176 | Norway | 11.4% | 2019 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 181 | New Zealand | 11.3% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 182 | France | 11.2% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 183 | Argentina | 11.1% | 2019 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 183 | Australia | 11.1% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 183 | Canada | 11.1% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 183 | Finland | 11.1% | 2019 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 183 | El Salvador | 11.1% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 188 | Bahamas | 11.0% | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 189 | Iceland | 10.6% | 2019 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 190 | Switzerland | 10.5% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 191 | Luxembourg | 10.4% | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 192 | Korea | 9.8% | 2019 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 193 | Guatemala | 8.7% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 194 | United States of America | 8.5% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.