Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 46.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income is 46.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income peaked at 46.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2012.
That places Lower middle income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 46.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Lower middle income was 46.1% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2012.
- How does Lower middle income rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.