Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Eritrea or Latin America & Caribbean?

Eritrea, at 41.5% against 25.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Eritrea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women

Eritrea

41.5%

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean

25.7%

in 2023

Eritrea rank

34th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

33rd

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women over time

Eritrea
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 41.5% against 25.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 192 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.2%	28.2%	14.0%	Eritrea
2010s	40.0%	24.4%	15.6%	Eritrea
2020s	41.0%	25.4%	15.6%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Eritrea or Latin America & Caribbean?: Eritrea, at 41.5% against 25.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?: 15.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?: Eritrea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)
Unit: %
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 5,736 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.