Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 30.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 30.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea peaked at 36.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.0%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.8%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.7% | 30.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea was 30.9% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.