Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 16.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2004
All-time low
16.3%
in 2017
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 16.3% for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia peaked at 17.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2017.
Mongolia ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 16.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.3%, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 105 Qatar 16.6% compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.5% compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 16.4% compare
- 109 North Macedonia 16.2% compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 16.0% compare
- 111 Seychelles 15.8% compare
- 111 Bulgaria 15.8% compare
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in Mongolia was 16.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- Mongolia ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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