Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (%) … ages in IBRD only
IBRD only: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (%) … ages was 31.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IBRD only, 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 women of reproductive age in IBRD only is 31.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IBRD only peaked at 31.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2012.
That places IBRD only 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (%) … ages in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.3% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.6% | 31.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
- 21 Maldives 43.4% compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5% compare
- 25 Togo 41.5% compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 41.3% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 40.6% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.7664 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IBRD only?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IBRD only was 31.0% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2012.
- How does IBRD only rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.