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Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15–49 years), (%)

Share of women ages 15–49 with anemia (%), by country. WHO/UNICEF/World Bank estimates highlight major nutrition and health disparities (2021).

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Key Insights

Global Average
28.0%
Median: 24.8%
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Somalia
63.0%
Lowest
Switzerland
12.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia63.0%
2Mali55.0%
3Togo54.2%
4India52.0%
5Burkina Faso51.8%
By Region
Other33.2%(78 countries)
Africa32.3%(9 countries)
Asia27.9%(24 countries)
South America20.7%(7 countries)
Europe17.0%(29 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (12.5%)High (63.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.0%)

Other (78)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Europe (29)
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

Share of women ages 15–49 with anemia (%), by country. WHO/UNICEF/World Bank estimates highlight major nutrition and health disparities (2021). Source: World Health Organization (WHO) / UNICEF / World Bank (Joint Malnutrition Estimates); disseminated via World Bank Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Somalia63.0%
2Mali55.0%
3Togo54.2%
4India52.0%
5Burkina Faso51.8%
6Nigeria49.7%
7Senegal49.6%
8Chad48.5%
9Guinea48.0%
10Cote d'Ivoire47.3%
11Bosnia and Herzegovina47.0%
12Republic of the Congo46.7%
13Myanmar46.3%
14Cameroon45.2%
15Burundi44.9%
16Yemen44.8%
17Mozambique44.6%
18Sierra Leone44.5%
19Republic of The Gambia44.1%
20Brunei Darussalam44.0%
21Democratic Republic of the Congo43.4%
22Djibouti42.8%
23Liberia42.7%
24Armenia41.9%
25Pakistan41.7%
26Mauritania41.6%
27Gabon41.3%
28Rwanda41.1%
29Madagascar40.8%
30Bangladesh40.2%
31Bahrain39.7%
32Cambodia39.1%
33Lao People's Democratic Republic39.0%
34Uganda39.0%
35Zambia38.5%
36United Republic of Tanzania37.7%
37Eritrea37.5%
38Ghana36.1%
39Kenya36.0%
40Malawi35.9%
41Nepal35.6%
42Afghanistan35.1%
43Sudan35.0%
44Papua New Guinea34.0%
45State of Palestine33.5%
46Morocco33.2%
47Jordan33.1%
48Oman32.8%
49Uzbekistan32.6%
50Haiti32.4%
51Tajikistan32.0%
52Egypt31.8%
53Bulgaria31.5%
54Benin30.9%
55Algeria30.4%
56Tunisia30.3%
57Indonesia30.2%
58Kyrgyzstan30.1%
59Vanuatu29.8%
60Dominican Republic29.4%
61Zimbabwe29.1%
62Libya28.9%
63Saudi Arabia28.9%
64Lesotho28.5%
65Cyprus28.0%
66Malaysia28.0%
67South Africa28.0%
68Türkiye28.0%
69United Arab Emirates27.8%
70Iraq27.2%
71Kuwait26.4%
72Qatar26.0%
73Barbados25.9%
74Argentina25.6%
75Kazakhstan25.2%
76North Korea25.0%
77Islamic Republic of Iran24.8%
78Jamaica24.7%
79Ethiopia24.6%
80Mauritius24.5%
81Namibia24.3%
82Lebanon24.2%
83Venezuela24.1%
84Israel23.6%
85Paraguay23.4%
86Romania23.2%
87Mongolia23.0%
88Samoa23.0%
89Sri Lanka22.8%
90Ecuador22.1%
91Moldova, Republic of22.0%
92The Republic of North Macedonia21.8%
93Panama21.7%
94Brazil21.6%
95Cuba21.5%
96El Salvador21.2%
97Peru21.1%
98Angola21.0%
99Thailand20.9%
100Colombia20.8%
101Mexico20.8%
102Nicaragua20.7%
103Austria20.7%
104Russian Federation20.5%
105Suriname20.4%
106Ukraine20.4%
107Central African Republic20.3%
108Guatemala20.0%
109New Caledonia19.9%
110Vietnam19.5%
111Belize19.5%
112Honduras19.4%
113Croatia19.2%
114Greece19.0%
115Serbia19.0%
116Bolivia19.0%
117Estonia18.9%
118Philippines18.9%
119Albania18.7%
120Georgia18.6%
121Hungary18.5%
122Solomon Islands18.4%
123Costa Rica18.3%
124Latvia18.1%
125Lithuania17.9%
126People's Republic of China17.6%
127Uruguay17.4%
128Belarus17.3%
129Singapore17.1%
130Poland16.8%
131Australia16.8%
132Czech Republic16.7%
133Portugal16.7%
134Chile16.2%
135Italy15.1%
136Botswana15.0%
137France14.6%
138South Korea14.5%
139New Zealand14.2%
140Belgium14.2%
141Luxembourg14.0%
142United Kingdom13.7%
143Ireland13.4%
144Spain13.4%
145Denmark13.2%
146Germany13.1%
147United States of America12.9%
148Canada12.8%
149Netherlands12.6%
150Finland12.5%
151Norway12.5%
152Sweden12.5%
153Switzerland12.5%
Showing 153 of 153 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) / UNICEF / World Bank (Joint Malnutrition Estimates); disseminated via World Bank Data (2021).

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