Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 15.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 15.4% for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area peaked at 15.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2005.
That places Euro area 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Euro area was 15.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- Euro area ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.