Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta
Malta: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta is 15.7%, measured in 2023. 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 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta peaked at 15.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 180th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.8%, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 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 proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Malta was 15.7% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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