Europe & Central Asia vs Yemen: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women

Europe & Central Asia
24.4%
in 2023
Yemen
41.2%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
36th
Yemen rank
36th

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Yemen
010203040200020112023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 41.2% against 24.4% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 25.7% 41.1% 15.4% Yemen
2010s 23.9% 38.8% 14.8% Yemen
2020s 24.1% 40.5% 16.4% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Europe & Central Asia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 41.2% against 24.4% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
16.8%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 36th of 47 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia vs Yemen: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-anemia-among-pregnant-women-percent/europe-and-central-asia/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-anemia-among-pregnant-women-percent/europe-and-central-asia/yemen-rep/">Europe & Central Asia vs Yemen: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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