Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 26.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 26.7% for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives peaked at 26.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 4th 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 pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.7% | — |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 26.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.4%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives?
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Maldives was 26.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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