Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age was 15.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Euro area, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 15.5% for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Euro area peaked at 15.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2005.
Euro area ranks 46th 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 women of reproductive age in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Euro area?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Euro area was 15.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- Euro area ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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 women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.