How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women

Niger

45.9%

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

36.2%

in 2023

Niger rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

14th

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women over time

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Niger currently reports 45.9% against 36.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 192 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.9%	39.9%	7.0%	Niger
2010s	43.0%	35.2%	7.8%	Niger
2020s	45.0%	35.5%	9.4%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Niger, at 45.9% against 36.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 9.7%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?: Niger ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-anemia-among-non-pregnant-women-percent-of-women-ages-15-49/niger/sub-saharan-africa-ida-and-ibrd-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-anemia-among-non-pregnant-women-percent-of-women-ages-15-49/niger/sub-saharan-africa-ida-and-ibrd-countries/">Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.