Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2009.
That places Somalia 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 52.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.7%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 52.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 7 Gambia 54.1% compare
- 8 Mauritania 53.9% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 53.7% compare
- 11 Togo 52.6% compare
- 12 Chad 51.2% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 51.1% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia?
- Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Somalia was 52.8% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among pregnant women recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?
- Somalia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among pregnant women rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.