Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Middle income
Middle income: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age was 32.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in 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
Middle income recorded 32.9% for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Middle income peaked at 32.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2012.
That places Middle income 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.5% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 32.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 18 Sierra Leone 44.6% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 44.3% compare
- 20 Angola 43.8% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
- 21 Maldives 43.4% compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5% compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Middle income?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Middle income was 32.9% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2012.
- How does Middle income rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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 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.