Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age was 35.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income stood at 35.6%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income peaked at 39.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2014.
Low income ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.5% | — |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 34.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 33.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 35.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 14 Haiti 45.9% compare
- 15 Guinea 45.7% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 45.7% compare
- 17 Afghanistan 45.4% compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 44.6% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 44.3% compare
- 20 Angola 43.8% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Low income was 35.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- Low income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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 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.