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Anemia prevalence among pregnant women
Compare anemia prevalence among pregnant women across 192 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2023 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
Global Average
30.4% of pregnant women
Median: 27.7% of pregnant women
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Mali
62.1% of pregnant women
Lowest
United States of America
10.2% of pregnant women
Top 5 Countries
1Mali62.1% of pregnant women
2Benin60.2% of pregnant women
3Cote d'Ivoire57.3% of pregnant women
4Niger55.9% of pregnant women
5Gabon54.8% of pregnant women
By Region
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 192 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2023.
- •Published range: 10.2 to 62.1 % of pregnant women.
- •Discovery motivation: Wikimedia most-read surfaced Gloria Steinem, motivating a comparable maternal-health indicator.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.2% of pregnant women)High (62.1% of pregnant women)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.4% of pregnant women)
About This Statistic
Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated, imputed or carried across years.
Methodology
Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 62.1% of pregnant women |
| 2 | Benin | 60.2% of pregnant women |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57.3% of pregnant women |
| 4 | Niger | 55.9% of pregnant women |
| 5 | Gabon | 54.8% of pregnant women |
| 6 | Mozambique | 54.6% of pregnant women |
| 7 | Republic of The Gambia | 54.1% of pregnant women |
| 8 | Mauritania | 53.9% of pregnant women |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 53.7% of pregnant women |
| 10 | Somalia | 52.8% of pregnant women |
| 11 | Togo | 52.6% of pregnant women |
| 12 | Chad | 51.2% of pregnant women |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.1% of pregnant women |
| 14 | Senegal | 50.9% of pregnant women |
| 15 | Guinea | 50.2% of pregnant women |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 49.5% of pregnant women |
| 17 | Liberia | 49.2% of pregnant women |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 48.4% of pregnant women |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 46.8% of pregnant women |
| 20 | India | 46.6% of pregnant women |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46.6% of pregnant women |
| 22 | Angola | 45.9% of pregnant women |
| 23 | Haiti | 45.5% of pregnant women |
| 24 | Ghana | 45.3% of pregnant women |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.1% of pregnant women |
| 26 | Nigeria | 45.0% of pregnant women |
| 27 | Burundi | 44.7% of pregnant women |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 43.9% of pregnant women |
| 29 | Myanmar | 43.4% of pregnant women |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.9% of pregnant women |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.9% of pregnant women |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.5% of pregnant women |
| 33 | South Sudan | 42.2% of pregnant women |
| 34 | Eritrea | 41.5% of pregnant women |
| 35 | Maldives | 41.3% of pregnant women |
| 36 | Yemen | 41.2% of pregnant women |
| 37 | Cambodia | 41.0% of pregnant women |
| 38 | Cameroon | 41.0% of pregnant women |
| 39 | Kenya | 39.8% of pregnant women |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 39.6% of pregnant women |
| 41 | Madagascar | 39.3% of pregnant women |
| 42 | Pakistan | 39.1% of pregnant women |
| 43 | Malawi | 38.6% of pregnant women |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 38.6% of pregnant women |
| 45 | Sudan | 38.0% of pregnant women |
| 46 | Djibouti | 37.2% of pregnant women |
| 47 | Zambia | 36.7% of pregnant women |
| 48 | Egypt | 36.3% of pregnant women |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 35.9% of pregnant women |
| 50 | Lesotho | 35.8% of pregnant women |
| 51 | Oman | 35.6% of pregnant women |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 35.6% of pregnant women |
| 53 | Comoros | 35.5% of pregnant women |
| 54 | Nepal | 35.2% of pregnant women |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35.2% of pregnant women |
| 56 | Algeria | 35.2% of pregnant women |
| 57 | Uganda | 35.0% of pregnant women |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 34.8% of pregnant women |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 34.1% of pregnant women |
| 60 | Morocco | 33.7% of pregnant women |
| 61 | Lebanon | 33.6% of pregnant women |
| 62 | Jordan | 33.3% of pregnant women |
| 63 | Tunisia | 33.1% of pregnant women |
| 64 | Iraq | 32.9% of pregnant women |
| 65 | Bhutan | 32.6% of pregnant women |
| 66 | Mauritius | 32.4% of pregnant women |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 32.3% of pregnant women |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 32.3% of pregnant women |
| 69 | Libya | 32.1% of pregnant women |
| 70 | Georgia | 31.9% of pregnant women |
| 71 | State of Palestine | 31.9% of pregnant women |
| 72 | Guyana | 31.9% of pregnant women |
| 73 | Türkiye | 31.9% of pregnant women |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 31.6% of pregnant women |
| 75 | Botswana | 31.4% of pregnant women |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 30.9% of pregnant women |
| 77 | Fiji | 30.7% of pregnant women |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 30.7% of pregnant women |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% of pregnant women |
| 80 | Eswatini | 30.1% of pregnant women |
| 81 | Bahrain | 30.1% of pregnant women |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.0% of pregnant women |
| 83 | North Korea | 29.7% of pregnant women |
| 84 | Ecuador | 29.5% of pregnant women |
| 85 | Montenegro | 29.5% of pregnant women |
| 86 | Kiribati | 29.4% of pregnant women |
| 87 | South Africa | 29.3% of pregnant women |
| 88 | Venezuela | 29.1% of pregnant women |
| 89 | Malaysia | 28.8% of pregnant women |
| 90 | Peru | 28.8% of pregnant women |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 28.6% of pregnant women |
| 92 | Kuwait | 28.5% of pregnant women |
| 93 | Namibia | 28.3% of pregnant women |
| 94 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 27.9% of pregnant women |
| 95 | Mongolia | 27.9% of pregnant women |
| 96 | Paraguay | 27.8% of pregnant women |
| 97 | Panama | 27.5% of pregnant women |
| 98 | Moldova, Republic of | 27.4% of pregnant women |
| 99 | Dominica | 27.2% of pregnant women |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 27.2% of pregnant women |
| 101 | Seychelles | 27.2% of pregnant women |
| 102 | Indonesia | 27.1% of pregnant women |
| 103 | Colombia | 27.0% of pregnant women |
| 104 | Suriname | 26.9% of pregnant women |
| 105 | Belize | 26.8% of pregnant women |
| 106 | Cuba | 26.7% of pregnant women |
| 107 | Jamaica | 26.6% of pregnant women |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.3% of pregnant women |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 26.2% of pregnant women |
| 110 | Grenada | 26.1% of pregnant women |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% of pregnant women |
| 112 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.9% of pregnant women |
| 113 | Palau | 25.9% of pregnant women |
| 114 | Mexico | 25.7% of pregnant women |
| 115 | Tuvalu | 25.7% of pregnant women |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 25.6% of pregnant women |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 25.5% of pregnant women |
| 118 | Albania | 25.5% of pregnant women |
| 119 | Bolivia | 25.5% of pregnant women |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 25.4% of pregnant women |
| 121 | Barbados | 25.4% of pregnant women |
| 122 | Slovakia | 25.3% of pregnant women |
| 123 | Vietnam | 25.3% of pregnant women |
| 124 | Slovenia | 25.3% of pregnant women |
| 125 | Romania | 25.2% of pregnant women |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.2% of pregnant women |
| 127 | Serbia | 25.1% of pregnant women |
| 128 | Samoa | 25.1% of pregnant women |
| 129 | Qatar | 24.9% of pregnant women |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24.9% of pregnant women |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 24.8% of pregnant women |
| 132 | Estonia | 24.8% of pregnant women |
| 133 | Honduras | 24.8% of pregnant women |
| 134 | Hungary | 24.8% of pregnant women |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 24.8% of pregnant women |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.7% of pregnant women |
| 137 | Uruguay | 24.7% of pregnant women |
| 138 | Croatia | 24.6% of pregnant women |
| 139 | Poland | 24.6% of pregnant women |
| 140 | Belarus | 24.4% of pregnant women |
| 141 | Lithuania | 24.4% of pregnant women |
| 142 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 24.4% of pregnant women |
| 143 | Argentina | 24.4% of pregnant women |
| 144 | Nauru | 24.3% of pregnant women |
| 145 | Ukraine | 24.1% of pregnant women |
| 146 | Bahamas | 24.1% of pregnant women |
| 147 | Philippines | 24.0% of pregnant women |
| 148 | Rwanda | 23.9% of pregnant women |
| 149 | Thailand | 23.8% of pregnant women |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 23.3% of pregnant women |
| 151 | Brazil | 23.1% of pregnant women |
| 152 | El Salvador | 23.0% of pregnant women |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 22.9% of pregnant women |
| 154 | Tonga | 22.6% of pregnant women |
| 155 | Japan | 22.5% of pregnant women |
| 156 | Armenia | 22.3% of pregnant women |
| 157 | Latvia | 21.9% of pregnant women |
| 158 | Chile | 21.4% of pregnant women |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.1% of pregnant women |
| 160 | Guatemala | 20.8% of pregnant women |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 20.8% of pregnant women |
| 162 | Italy | 17.1% of pregnant women |
| 163 | Cyprus | 17.0% of pregnant women |
| 164 | Denmark | 16.9% of pregnant women |
| 165 | Singapore | 16.9% of pregnant women |
| 166 | Sweden | 16.8% of pregnant women |
| 167 | Malta | 16.7% of pregnant women |
| 168 | Austria | 16.7% of pregnant women |
| 169 | Greece | 16.6% of pregnant women |
| 170 | Netherlands | 16.5% of pregnant women |
| 171 | Norway | 16.3% of pregnant women |
| 172 | Portugal | 16.3% of pregnant women |
| 173 | Spain | 16.3% of pregnant women |
| 174 | Andorra | 16.3% of pregnant women |
| 175 | San Marino | 16.2% of pregnant women |
| 176 | South Korea | 15.9% of pregnant women |
| 177 | Monaco | 15.9% of pregnant women |
| 178 | Israel | 15.6% of pregnant women |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 15.5% of pregnant women |
| 180 | Germany | 15.4% of pregnant women |
| 181 | Canada | 15.1% of pregnant women |
| 182 | Finland | 15.1% of pregnant women |
| 183 | Iceland | 15.1% of pregnant women |
| 184 | Switzerland | 15.1% of pregnant women |
| 185 | France | 14.8% of pregnant women |
| 186 | Ireland | 14.7% of pregnant women |
| 187 | United Kingdom | 14.3% of pregnant women |
| 188 | People's Republic of China | 14.2% of pregnant women |
| 189 | Australia | 13.9% of pregnant women |
| 190 | Belgium | 13.9% of pregnant women |
| 191 | New Zealand | 13.3% of pregnant women |
| 192 | United States of America | 10.2% of pregnant women |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2023).
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