Egypt vs Lesotho: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women
Egypt
36.3%
in 2023
Lesotho
35.8%
in 2023
Egypt rank
48th
Lesotho rank
50th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 36.3% against 35.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Egypt ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 32.7% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 31.4% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 36.3% against 35.8% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- Egypt ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.