Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Malta stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 15.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2006.
That places Malta 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5%, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 15.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.