Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant was 35.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Nepal, 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, pregnant in Nepal is 35.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Nepal peaked at 43.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 55th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 35.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 35.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 36.9%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 40.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 36.5% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 52 Oman 35.6% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 35.6% compare
- 54 Comoros 35.5% compare
- 55 Algeria 35.2% compare
- 55 Syrian Arab Republic 35.2% compare
- 55 Syrian Arab Republic 35.2% compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Nepal?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Nepal was 35.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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