Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Iran or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 28.6% against 27.9% in Iran as of 2023.

What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Iran and United Arab Emirates?

0.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women

Iran

27.9%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

28.6%

in 2023

Iran rank

94th

United Arab Emirates rank

91st

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women over time

Iran
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 28.6% against 27.9% in Iran, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 94th and United Arab Emirates ranks 91st of 192 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.5%	29.1%	2.7%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	24.5%	28.8%	4.3%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	26.9%	28.6%	1.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Iran or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 28.6% against 27.9% in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Iran and United Arab Emirates?: 0.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?: Iran ranks 94th and United Arab Emirates ranks 91st 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.