Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 was 43.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.4
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
46.4
in 2000
All-time low
43.3
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives stood at 43.4.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives peaked at 46.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.3, in 2021.
That places Maldives 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.8 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.5 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.3 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.2 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.9 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.7 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 44.5 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.3 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.6 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.4 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.3 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.33 | 44.5 | 46.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.02 | 43.6 | 44.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.35 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Sierra Leone 44.6 compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 44.3 compare
- 20 Angola 43.8 compare
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4 compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1 compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5 compare
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 women aged 15-49 in Maldives?
- Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in Maldives was 43.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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