Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in OECD members
OECD members: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in OECD members, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 16.6% 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 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in OECD members peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2009.
OECD members ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 41 Yemen 35.9% compare
- 42 Azerbaijan 35.6% compare
- 43 Ghana 35.3% compare
- 44 Eritrea 35.2% compare
- 45 Turkmenistan 34.7% compare
- 46 Oman 34.4% compare
- 46 South Sudan 34.4% compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in OECD members?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in OECD members was 16.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- OECD members ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.