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Brazil - Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women (% aged 15-49) 23.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

23.1 (2023)

Global rank

##42 of 195 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 2000

0.88×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women (% aged 15-49)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200020052010201520202023#55#422018 overtook Trinidad and Tobago2019 overtook Saint Lucia
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2023. Brazil climbed from #55 to #42 (overtook Trinidad and Tobago). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2018
Overtook Trinidad and Tobago in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Saint Lucia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women (% aged 15-49), 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of pregnant women · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20002005201020152020202319.121.523.926.3

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