Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women was 19.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 19.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper middle income peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2015.
Upper middle income ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women in Upper middle income was 19.7% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.