Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) - Country Ranking
Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 59.00 | 2019 |
| 2 | Benin | 58.10 | 2019 |
| 3 | Yemen | 57.50 | 2019 |
| 4 | Senegal | 56.10 | 2019 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 55.90 | 2019 |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 55.30 | 2019 |
| 7 | The Gambia | 55.10 | 2019 |
| 8 | Niger | 54.90 | 2019 |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.40 | 2019 |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 54.40 | 2019 |
| 11 | Togo | 53.70 | 2019 |
| 12 | Guinea | 53.00 | 2019 |
| 13 | Gabon | 52.50 | 2019 |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.30 | 2019 |
| 15 | Cambodia | 51.50 | 2019 |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 51.50 | 2019 |
| 17 | Congo | 51.00 | 2019 |
| 18 | São Tomé and Principe | 50.80 | 2019 |
| 19 | India | 50.10 | 2019 |
| 20 | Liberia | 49.70 | 2019 |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 49.30 | 2019 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 49.10 | 2019 |
| 23 | Somalia | 48.70 | 2019 |
| 23 | Haiti | 48.70 | 2019 |
| 25 | Angola | 48.30 | 2019 |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.10 | 2019 |
| 26 | Tanzania | 48.10 | 2019 |
| 28 | Myanmar | 47.80 | 2019 |
| 29 | Ghana | 47.20 | 2019 |
| 30 | Lao PDR | 47.00 | 2019 |
| 31 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 46.50 | 2019 |
| 32 | Mozambique | 45.80 | 2019 |
| 33 | Chad | 45.30 | 2019 |
| 34 | Cameroon | 44.40 | 2019 |
| 35 | Burundi | 44.20 | 2019 |
| 35 | Indonesia | 44.20 | 2019 |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 44.10 | 2019 |
| 38 | Pakistan | 44.00 | 2019 |
| 39 | Nepal | 42.50 | 2019 |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 42.20 | 2019 |
| 41 | Kiribati | 41.70 | 2019 |
| 42 | Fiji | 41.40 | 2019 |
| 43 | Eritrea | 40.80 | 2019 |
| 44 | Kenya | 40.30 | 2019 |
| 45 | Samoa | 39.40 | 2019 |
| 46 | Zambia | 39.30 | 2019 |
| 46 | Malawi | 39.30 | 2019 |
| 46 | Madagascar | 39.30 | 2019 |
| 49 | Uganda | 38.90 | 2019 |
| 50 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 38.80 | 2019 |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 38.60 | 2019 |
| 52 | Bhutan | 38.20 | 2019 |
| 53 | Comoros | 38.00 | 2019 |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 38.00 | 2019 |
| 55 | Djibouti | 37.00 | 2019 |
| 56 | Sudan | 36.80 | 2019 |
| 57 | Tonga | 36.50 | 2019 |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 36.50 | 2019 |
| 59 | Kyrgyz Republic | 36.30 | 2019 |
| 60 | Nauru | 35.90 | 2019 |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 35.00 | 2019 |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 34.80 | 2019 |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 34.60 | 2019 |
| 64 | Palau | 34.30 | 2019 |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 34.00 | 2019 |
| 66 | Cabo Verde | 33.90 | 2019 |
| 67 | Bolivia | 33.70 | 2019 |
| 67 | Jordan | 33.70 | 2019 |
| 69 | Bahrain | 33.50 | 2019 |
| 69 | Lesotho | 33.50 | 2019 |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.20 | 2019 |
| 72 | Algeria | 33.10 | 2019 |
| 73 | Guyana | 33.00 | 2019 |
| 74 | Morocco | 32.60 | 2019 |
| 75 | Eswatini | 32.20 | 2019 |
| 75 | Thailand | 32.20 | 2019 |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 31.70 | 2019 |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 31.40 | 2019 |
| 78 | Botswana | 31.40 | 2019 |
| 80 | Malaysia | 31.00 | 2019 |
| 81 | Iraq | 30.90 | 2019 |
| 82 | South Africa | 30.80 | 2019 |
| 83 | Tunisia | 30.50 | 2019 |
| 84 | Oman | 30.20 | 2019 |
| 85 | Libya | 29.40 | 2019 |
| 86 | Namibia | 29.00 | 2019 |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 29.00 | 2019 |
| 88 | Vietnam | 28.40 | 2019 |
| 89 | Georgia | 28.00 | 2019 |
| 90 | Lebanon | 27.70 | 2019 |
| 90 | Mauritius | 27.70 | 2019 |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 27.70 | 2019 |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 27.70 | 2019 |
| 94 | Moldova | 27.60 | 2019 |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 27.50 | 2019 |
| 95 | Seychelles | 27.50 | 2019 |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 27.30 | 2019 |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.20 | 2019 |
| 99 | Peru | 27.10 | 2019 |
| 100 | Qatar | 26.70 | 2019 |
| 101 | Venezuela | 26.40 | 2019 |
| 102 | Egypt | 26.00 | 2019 |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 25.80 | 2019 |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 25.70 | 2019 |
| 105 | Philippines | 25.50 | 2019 |
| 105 | Uruguay | 25.50 | 2019 |
| 107 | Paraguay | 25.40 | 2019 |
| 108 | Romania | 25.30 | 2019 |
| 109 | Serbia | 25.10 | 2019 |
| 110 | Mongolia | 24.90 | 2019 |
| 111 | Albania | 24.50 | 2019 |
| 112 | Slovak Republic | 24.40 | 2019 |
| 113 | Suriname | 24.20 | 2019 |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 23.90 | 2019 |
| 114 | Belarus | 23.90 | 2019 |
| 116 | Iran | 23.80 | 2019 |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 23.70 | 2019 |
| 117 | Kuwait | 23.70 | 2019 |
| 119 | Rwanda | 23.50 | 2019 |
| 120 | Russia | 23.40 | 2019 |
| 120 | Japan | 23.40 | 2019 |
| 120 | Dominica | 23.40 | 2019 |
| 123 | Estonia | 23.30 | 2019 |
| 124 | Croatia | 23.20 | 2019 |
| 124 | Latvia | 23.20 | 2019 |
| 124 | Ukraine | 23.20 | 2019 |
| 127 | Slovenia | 22.90 | 2019 |
| 128 | Jamaica | 22.80 | 2019 |
| 129 | Brunei | 22.70 | 2019 |
| 129 | Czech Republic | 22.70 | 2019 |
| 131 | Panama | 22.60 | 2019 |
| 132 | Hungary | 22.50 | 2019 |
| 132 | Grenada | 22.50 | 2019 |
| 134 | Ecuador | 22.30 | 2019 |
| 135 | Cuba | 22.10 | 2019 |
| 136 | Colombia | 21.80 | 2019 |
| 137 | Honduras | 21.70 | 2019 |
| 138 | Lithuania | 21.60 | 2019 |
| 139 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.40 | 2019 |
| 140 | Belize | 21.20 | 2019 |
| 141 | Argentina | 20.60 | 2019 |
| 141 | Montenegro | 20.60 | 2019 |
| 143 | Greece | 20.30 | 2019 |
| 144 | Mexico | 20.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Barbados | 19.50 | 2019 |
| 146 | Chile | 19.40 | 2019 |
| 146 | Portugal | 19.40 | 2019 |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.40 | 2019 |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.40 | 2019 |
| 150 | Spain | 19.20 | 2019 |
| 150 | Italy | 19.20 | 2019 |
| 152 | St. Lucia | 19.10 | 2019 |
| 152 | Brazil | 19.10 | 2019 |
| 154 | Malta | 19.00 | 2019 |
| 155 | China | 18.50 | 2019 |
| 155 | Cyprus | 18.50 | 2019 |
| 157 | Israel | 18.30 | 2019 |
| 158 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18.20 | 2019 |
| 159 | Armenia | 18.10 | 2019 |
| 160 | Sweden | 18.00 | 2019 |
| 161 | Austria | 17.80 | 2019 |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 17.60 | 2019 |
| 163 | Singapore | 17.50 | 2019 |
| 164 | Netherlands | 17.20 | 2019 |
| 165 | San Marino | 17.10 | 2019 |
| 166 | Ireland | 17.00 | 2019 |
| 167 | The Bahamas | 16.80 | 2019 |
| 167 | Monaco | 16.80 | 2019 |
| 167 | Andorra | 16.80 | 2019 |
| 170 | Denmark | 16.70 | 2019 |
| 170 | Norway | 16.70 | 2019 |
| 172 | Germany | 16.50 | 2019 |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 16.50 | 2019 |
| 174 | Finland | 16.30 | 2019 |
| 175 | Belgium | 16.20 | 2019 |
| 175 | France | 16.20 | 2019 |
| 177 | New Zealand | 16.10 | 2019 |
| 178 | Canada | 16.00 | 2019 |
| 179 | El Salvador | 15.90 | 2019 |
| 180 | Australia | 15.70 | 2019 |
| 181 | Iceland | 15.30 | 2019 |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 15.00 | 2019 |
| 183 | Switzerland | 14.90 | 2019 |
| 184 | Korea | 14.70 | 2019 |
| 185 | Guatemala | 12.70 | 2019 |
| 186 | United States | 11.50 | 2019 |
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Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
