Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 29.1 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia is 29.1 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia peaked at 29.1 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.8 %, in 2011.
That places Melanesia 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 27.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 27.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 26 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 29.1 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.83 % | 26 % | 27.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.15 % | 25.8 % | 27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.18 % | 27.4 % | 29.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 6 Cabo Verde 40.6 % compare
- 6 Niger 47.1 % compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 31 % compare
- 7 Mozambique 47 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 29.7 % compare
- 8 Congo 46.7 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 29.3 % compare
- 9 Chad 46.5 % compare
- 9 Pakistan 46.5 % compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.6 % compare
- 11 Somalia 46.2 % compare
- 12 Gambia 46.1 % compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 28.5 % compare
More economy & growth data for Melanesia
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.97 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 51,880 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 4,008 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3,365 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 43,564 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.32 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Melanesia was 29.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8 % in 2011.
- How does Melanesia rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (percent) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.