Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of pregnant women who have anemia was 30.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain stood at 30.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain peaked at 32.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2015.
That places Bahrain 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.7% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.7% | 30.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 76 Papua New Guinea 30.9% compare
- 77 Timor-Leste 30.7% compare
- 77 Fiji 30.7% compare
- 79 Eswatini 30.1% compare
- 79 Zimbabwe 30.1% compare
- 82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.0% compare
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,457 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,457 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain?
- Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Bahrain was 30.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of pregnant women who have anemia recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women who have anemia recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of pregnant women who have anemia?
- Bahrain ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of pregnant women who have anemia rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of pregnant women who have anemia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.