demographic2023
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) — series 3
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
27.7% of women ages 15-49
Median: 25.5% of women ages 15-49
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Gabon
59.9% of women ages 15-49
Lowest
Guatemala
10.5% of women ages 15-49
Top 5 Countries
1Gabon59.9% of women ages 15-49
2Mali56.5% of women ages 15-49
3Mauritania54.5% of women ages 15-49
4India53.7% of women ages 15-49
5Cote d'Ivoire51.4% of women ages 15-49
By Region
Africa33.1% of women ages 15-49(9 countries)
Other31.0% of women ages 15-49(113 countries)
Asia27.2% of women ages 15-49(25 countries)
South America21.2% of women ages 15-49(7 countries)
Europe18.8% of women ages 15-49(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.5% of women ages 15-49)High (59.9% of women ages 15-49)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7% of women ages 15-49)
Africa (9)
Other (113)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 59.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 2 | Mali | 56.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 54.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 4 | India | 53.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 6 | Benin | 50.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 7 | Niger | 47.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 47.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 46.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 10 | Chad | 46.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 46.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 12 | Somalia | 46.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 13 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 14 | Haiti | 45.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 15 | Guinea | 45.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 45.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 44.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 44.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 20 | Angola | 43.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 43.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 22 | Maldives | 43.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 23 | Senegal | 43.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 24 | Liberia | 42.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 25 | Togo | 41.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 40.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 29 | Myanmar | 39.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 31 | Burundi | 39.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 32 | Cameroon | 38.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 34 | Bahrain | 38.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 35 | Cambodia | 38.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 37.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 37.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 38 | Guyana | 37.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 37.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 40 | Madagascar | 37.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 41 | Yemen | 36.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 42 | Ghana | 36.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 43 | Eritrea | 35.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 35.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 45 | South Sudan | 35.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 34.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 47 | Oman | 34.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 48 | Lesotho | 34.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 49 | Lebanon | 34.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 50 | Sudan | 34.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 51 | Bhutan | 33.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 52 | Nepal | 33.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 53 | Jordan | 33.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 55 | Mauritius | 32.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 56 | Egypt | 32.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 32.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 58 | Malawi | 32.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 59 | Kenya | 32.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 60 | Djibouti | 31.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 61 | Algeria | 31.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 31.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 63 | South Africa | 31.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 65 | Botswana | 30.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 30.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 30.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 30.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 69 | Georgia | 30.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 70 | Comoros | 29.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 71 | Fiji | 29.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 29.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 73 | Morocco | 29.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 74 | Libya | 29.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 75 | Türkiye | 29.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 28.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 78 | Moldova, Republic of | 28.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 28.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 81 | Kuwait | 27.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 82 | Tunisia | 27.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 83 | North Korea | 27.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 27.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 85 | Uganda | 27.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 86 | Iraq | 27.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 87 | Zambia | 27.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 88 | Kiribati | 26.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 89 | Indonesia | 26.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 91 | Palau | 25.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 25.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 93 | Montenegro | 25.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 25.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 95 | Slovenia | 25.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 97 | Panama | 25.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 98 | Slovakia | 25.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 99 | Venezuela | 25.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 100 | Namibia | 24.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 101 | Serbia | 24.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 24.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 103 | State of Palestine | 24.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 104 | Estonia | 24.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 105 | Albania | 24.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 24.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 107 | Uruguay | 24.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 108 | Romania | 24.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 109 | Hungary | 24.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 24.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 111 | Lithuania | 23.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 112 | Qatar | 23.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 114 | Argentina | 23.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 115 | Poland | 23.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 116 | Croatia | 23.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 117 | Paraguay | 23.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 23.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 23.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 120 | Nauru | 22.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 121 | Colombia | 22.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 22.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 123 | Cuba | 22.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 124 | Suriname | 22.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 125 | Belarus | 22.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 126 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 128 | Dominica | 22.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 129 | Samoa | 21.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 130 | Jamaica | 21.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 131 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 132 | Latvia | 21.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 133 | Brazil | 21.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 134 | Belize | 21.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 135 | Peru | 21.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 20.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 137 | Grenada | 20.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 138 | Thailand | 20.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 139 | Tonga | 20.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 140 | Vietnam | 20.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 142 | Ecuador | 20.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 143 | Barbados | 20.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 19.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 146 | Ukraine | 19.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 147 | Mongolia | 19.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 148 | Honduras | 18.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 150 | Bahamas | 18.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 151 | Japan | 18.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 152 | Armenia | 18.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 17.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 155 | Denmark | 17.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 156 | Sweden | 16.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 157 | Austria | 16.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 158 | Singapore | 16.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 159 | Switzerland | 16.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 160 | Netherlands | 16.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 161 | Cyprus | 16.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 162 | Italy | 16.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 163 | Andorra | 16.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 164 | Norway | 16.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 165 | Rwanda | 16.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 166 | Monaco | 15.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 167 | Chile | 15.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 168 | South Korea | 15.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 169 | Malta | 15.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 170 | San Marino | 15.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 171 | People's Republic of China | 15.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 172 | Greece | 15.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 173 | Spain | 15.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 15.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 175 | Portugal | 15.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 176 | United States of America | 15.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 177 | Belgium | 15.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 178 | Iceland | 14.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 179 | Israel | 14.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 180 | El Salvador | 14.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 181 | Canada | 14.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 182 | Germany | 14.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 183 | Ireland | 14.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 184 | Costa Rica | 13.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 185 | Finland | 13.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 186 | United Kingdom | 13.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 187 | Mexico | 13.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 188 | France | 13.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 189 | New Zealand | 12.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 190 | Philippines | 12.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 191 | Australia | 11.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 192 | Guatemala | 10.5% of women ages 15-49 |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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