Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.1% against 44.7% in Burundi as of 2023.

What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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 pregnant women (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

Burundi

44.7%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

45.1%

in 2023

Burundi rank

27th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

25th

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.1% against 44.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 27th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th of 192 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.8%	49.0%	9.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	39.0%	44.9%	5.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	43.5%	44.6%	1.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.1% against 44.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among pregnant women between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women?: Burundi ranks 27th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th 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 pregnant women (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)
Unit: %
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: 29 October 2026

Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.