Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World
World: Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) was 19.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
19.6%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 7 groups
All-time high
19.6%
in 2018
All-time low
19.1%
in 2009
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 19.6% for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World peaked at 19.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2009.
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
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More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World?
- Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) in World was 19.6% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2009.
- How does World rank for prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49)?
- World ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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