Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 37.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total, 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 total stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total peaked at 39.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2016.
That places IDA total 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.1% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.4% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 50.8% compare
- 6 Benin 49.0% compare
- 7 Pakistan 47.1% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 46.9% compare
- 9 Congo 46.7% compare
- 10 Mozambique 46.1% compare
- 11 Haiti 46.0% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 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 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in IDA total was 37.5% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2016.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.