Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend
IDA blend: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 41.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend stood at 41.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend peaked at 49.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2023.
IDA blend ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.3% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.9% | 42.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 8 Mauritania 53.9% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 53.7% compare
- 10 Somalia 52.8% compare
- 11 Togo 52.6% compare
- 12 Chad 51.2% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 51.1% compare
- 14 Senegal 50.9% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend?
- Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in IDA blend was 41.9% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2023.
- How does IDA blend rank for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- IDA blend ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.