Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 45.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
45.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
18th
of 209 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 2023
All-time low
40.4%
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 45.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia peaked at 45.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 18th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.9% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 45.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 45.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.6% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 40.4% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.7% | 45.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 15 Gambia 45.4% compare
- 16 Caribbean 28.9% compare
- 16 Guinea 45.3% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 45.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 43.9% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 43.9% compare
- 21 Angola 43.6% 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 proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Somalia was 45.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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