Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 37.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 37.3% for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2017.
That places IDA & IBRD total 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 38.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.6% | 37.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Guinea 50.2% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 49.5% compare
- 17 Liberia 49.2% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 48.4% compare
- 19 Congo 46.8% compare
- 20 India 46.6% compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 46.6% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA & IBRD total was 37.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2017.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.