Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 21.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 21.8% for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 33.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2019.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 25.9% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 21.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.