Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend
IDA blend: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age was 40.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 40.4% for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend peaked at 42.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2021.
IDA blend ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.6% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 2 Mali 56.5% compare
- 3 Mauritania 54.5% compare
- 4 India 53.7% compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 51.4% compare
- 6 Benin 50.0% compare
- 7 Niger 47.1% compare
- 8 Mozambique 47.0% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.7592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in IDA blend was 40.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2021.
- How does IDA blend rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- IDA blend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.