Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives
Maldives: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia was 43.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age 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 % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives is 43.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives peaked at 46.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 43.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 43.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 35.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Sierra Leone 44.6% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 44.3% compare
- 20 Angola 43.8% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5% compare
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 women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Maldives was 43.4% 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 women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 women of reproductive age who have anemia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) with anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.