Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant was 54.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 209 countries
All-time high
59.6%
in 2000
All-time low
54.2%
in 2016
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon stood at 54.8%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon peaked at 59.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2016.
Gabon ranks 6th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 54.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 54.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.7%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.4% | 54.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 57.3% compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 57.3% compare
- 5 Niger 55.9% compare
- 7 Mozambique 54.6% compare
- 8 Gambia 54.1% compare
- 9 Mauritania 53.9% compare
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Gabon was 54.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant?
- Gabon ranks 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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, pregnant (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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