What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

1.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women

Burkina Faso

43.9%

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

45.3%

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

18th

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 45.3% against 43.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.2%	50.0%	2.2%	Burkina Faso
2010s	45.1%	45.0%	0.1%	Burkina Faso
2020s	43.3%	44.9%	1.5%	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 45.3% against 43.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 1.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?: Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 5,736 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.