Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 30.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 30.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Vanuatu peaked at 30.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 69th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 30.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 30.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.2% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 30.8% compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 30.8% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 30.4% compare
- 70 Georgia 30.2% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 30.0% compare
- 72 Fiji 29.9% compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Vanuatu was 30.3% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Vanuatu ranks 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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