Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups was 43.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives stood at 43.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives peaked at 46.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Sierra Leone 44.6% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 44.3% compare
- 20 Angola 43.8% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives?
- Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Maldives was 43.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.