Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in OECD members
OECD members: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 16.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in OECD members peaked at 16.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2009.
OECD members ranks 44th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 41 Yemen 36.4% compare
- 42 Ghana 36.0% compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 35.6% compare
- 43 Eritrea 35.6% compare
- 45 South Sudan 35.0% compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 34.8% compare
- 47 Oman 34.4% compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in OECD members?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in OECD members was 16.7% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age?
- OECD members ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.