Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 43.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
46.0%
in 2000
All-time low
43.3%
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives peaked at 46.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 22nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 43.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 43.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 35.6%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.3% | 43.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 19 Burkina Faso 43.9% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 43.9% compare
- 21 Angola 43.6% compare
- 23 Central African Republic 42.6% compare
- 24 Senegal 42.4% compare
- 25 Liberia 42.0% 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 proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Maldives was 43.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Maldives ranks 22nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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