Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives
Maldives: Share of pregnant women who have anemia was 41.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 41.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives peaked at 53.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2023.
That places Maldives 35th out of 192 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.
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.4% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.3% | 42.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives?
- Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Maldives was 41.3% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women who have anemia recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for share of pregnant women who have anemia?
- Maldives ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of pregnant women who have anemia rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.