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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Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.0%)
Percentile Profile
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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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 63.0% |
| 2 | Mali | 55.0% |
| 3 | Togo | 54.2% |
| 4 | India | 52.0% |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 51.8% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 49.7% |
| 7 | Senegal | 49.6% |
| 8 | Chad | 48.5% |
| 9 | Guinea | 48.0% |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.3% |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.0% |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 46.7% |
| 13 | Myanmar | 46.3% |
| 14 | Cameroon | 45.2% |
| 15 | Burundi | 44.9% |
| 16 | Yemen | 44.8% |
| 17 | Mozambique | 44.6% |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 44.5% |
| 19 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.1% |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.0% |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.4% |
| 22 | Djibouti | 42.8% |
| 23 | Liberia | 42.7% |
| 24 | Armenia | 41.9% |
| 25 | Pakistan | 41.7% |
| 26 | Mauritania | 41.6% |
| 27 | Gabon | 41.3% |
| 28 | Rwanda | 41.1% |
| 29 | Madagascar | 40.8% |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 40.2% |
| 31 | Bahrain | 39.7% |
| 32 | Cambodia | 39.1% |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.0% |
| 34 | Uganda | 39.0% |
| 35 | Zambia | 38.5% |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.7% |
| 37 | Eritrea | 37.5% |
| 38 | Ghana | 36.1% |
| 39 | Kenya | 36.0% |
| 40 | Malawi | 35.9% |
| 41 | Nepal | 35.6% |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 35.1% |
| 43 | Sudan | 35.0% |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 34.0% |
| 45 | State of Palestine | 33.5% |
| 46 | Morocco | 33.2% |
| 47 | Jordan | 33.1% |
| 48 | Oman | 32.8% |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 32.6% |
| 50 | Haiti | 32.4% |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 32.0% |
| 52 | Egypt | 31.8% |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 31.5% |
| 54 | Benin | 30.9% |
| 55 | Algeria | 30.4% |
| 56 | Tunisia | 30.3% |
| 57 | Indonesia | 30.2% |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.1% |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 29.8% |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 29.4% |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 29.1% |
| 62 | Libya | 28.9% |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 28.9% |
| 64 | Lesotho | 28.5% |
| 65 | Cyprus | 28.0% |
| 66 | Malaysia | 28.0% |
| 67 | South Africa | 28.0% |
| 68 | Türkiye | 28.0% |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 27.8% |
| 70 | Iraq | 27.2% |
| 71 | Kuwait | 26.4% |
| 72 | Qatar | 26.0% |
| 73 | Barbados | 25.9% |
| 74 | Argentina | 25.6% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 25.2% |
| 76 | North Korea | 25.0% |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 24.8% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 24.7% |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 24.6% |
| 80 | Mauritius | 24.5% |
| 81 | Namibia | 24.3% |
| 82 | Lebanon | 24.2% |
| 83 | Venezuela | 24.1% |
| 84 | Israel | 23.6% |
| 85 | Paraguay | 23.4% |
| 86 | Romania | 23.2% |
| 87 | Mongolia | 23.0% |
| 88 | Samoa | 23.0% |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 22.8% |
| 90 | Ecuador | 22.1% |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 22.0% |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.8% |
| 93 | Panama | 21.7% |
| 94 | Brazil | 21.6% |
| 95 | Cuba | 21.5% |
| 96 | El Salvador | 21.2% |
| 97 | Peru | 21.1% |
| 98 | Angola | 21.0% |
| 99 | Thailand | 20.9% |
| 100 | Colombia | 20.8% |
| 101 | Mexico | 20.8% |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 20.7% |
| 103 | Austria | 20.7% |
| 104 | Russian Federation | 20.5% |
| 105 | Suriname | 20.4% |
| 106 | Ukraine | 20.4% |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 20.3% |
| 108 | Guatemala | 20.0% |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 19.9% |
| 110 | Vietnam | 19.5% |
| 111 | Belize | 19.5% |
| 112 | Honduras | 19.4% |
| 113 | Croatia | 19.2% |
| 114 | Greece | 19.0% |
| 115 | Serbia | 19.0% |
| 116 | Bolivia | 19.0% |
| 117 | Estonia | 18.9% |
| 118 | Philippines | 18.9% |
| 119 | Albania | 18.7% |
| 120 | Georgia | 18.6% |
| 121 | Hungary | 18.5% |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 18.4% |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 18.3% |
| 124 | Latvia | 18.1% |
| 125 | Lithuania | 17.9% |
| 126 | People's Republic of China | 17.6% |
| 127 | Uruguay | 17.4% |
| 128 | Belarus | 17.3% |
| 129 | Singapore | 17.1% |
| 130 | Poland | 16.8% |
| 131 | Australia | 16.8% |
| 132 | Czech Republic | 16.7% |
| 133 | Portugal | 16.7% |
| 134 | Chile | 16.2% |
| 135 | Italy | 15.1% |
| 136 | Botswana | 15.0% |
| 137 | France | 14.6% |
| 138 | South Korea | 14.5% |
| 139 | New Zealand | 14.2% |
| 140 | Belgium | 14.2% |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 14.0% |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 13.7% |
| 143 | Ireland | 13.4% |
| 144 | Spain | 13.4% |
| 145 | Denmark | 13.2% |
| 146 | Germany | 13.1% |
| 147 | United States of America | 12.9% |
| 148 | Canada | 12.8% |
| 149 | Netherlands | 12.6% |
| 150 | Finland | 12.5% |
| 151 | Norway | 12.5% |
| 152 | Sweden | 12.5% |
| 153 | Switzerland | 12.5% |
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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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