Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt
Egypt: Share of pregnant women who have anemia was 36.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 36.3% for share of pregnant women who have anemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt peaked at 36.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 33.5% | 36.3% | 4 |
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More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt?
- Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Egypt was 36.3% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women who have anemia recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for share of pregnant women who have anemia?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of pregnant women who have anemia rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.