Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only
IDA only: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 36.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only stood at 36.0%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only peaked at 39.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2014.
That places IDA only 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 34.8% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 14 Gambia 45.4% compare
- 15 Guinea 45.3% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 45.3% compare
- 17 Somalia 45.2% compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.9% compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 43.9% compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2881 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA only was 36.0% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2014.
- How does IDA only rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- IDA only ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
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.