Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women was 52.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia stood at 52.8. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia peaked at 52.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4, in 2009.
That places Somalia 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8 | — |
| 2001 | 50.7 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.5 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.2 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.8 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.7 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.4 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.8 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.6 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.9 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.1 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.2 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.4 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.6 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.8 | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 52.8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.7, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 52.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.85, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.09 | 49.4 | 50.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.67 | 49.4 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5 | 52.2 | 52.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 7 Gambia 54.1 compare
- 8 Mauritania 53.9 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 53.7 compare
- 11 Togo 52.6 compare
- 12 Chad 51.2 compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 51.1 compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia?
- Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Somalia was 52.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia in pregnant women recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia in pregnant women recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of anemia in pregnant women?
- Somalia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia in pregnant women rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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