Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Somalia
Somalia: Share of pregnant women who have anemia was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Somalia, 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 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, share of pregnant women who have anemia 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.
Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% | -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% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 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 share of pregnant women who have anemia in Somalia?
- Share of pregnant women who have anemia in Somalia was 52.8% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women who have anemia recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for share of pregnant women who have anemia?
- Somalia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of pregnant women who have anemia 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 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.