What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women

Democratic Republic of Congo

39.3%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

39.5%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

30th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

28th

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 39.5% against 39.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 28th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	51.5%	46.3%	5.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	41.7%	40.3%	1.4%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	39.0%	39.2%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 39.5% against 39.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 28th 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.