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Share of women (ages 15–49) with anemia
Percentage of women ages 15–49 with anemia by country (2021). WHO/UNICEF/World Bank modelled estimates enable broad global comparison.
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Key Insights
Global Average
28.0%
Median: 26.0%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Republic of The Gambia
56.0%
Lowest
Switzerland
12.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Republic of The Gambia56.0%
2Niger56.0%
3Chad55.0%
4Angola54.0%
5India53.0%
By Region
Africa35.9%(9 countries)
Other32.5%(91 countries)
Asia27.0%(25 countries)
South America21.6%(7 countries)
North America19.8%(4 countries)
Key Findings
- •Anemia among women of reproductive age remains widespread, exceeding ~40–50% in several countries.
- •Lower prevalence is generally observed across much of Western Europe, North America, and parts of East Asia (~10–20%).
- •Higher prevalence clusters in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, consistent with overlapping nutrition and infection burdens.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.0%)High (60.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.0%)
Africa (9)
Other (91)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the estimated prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15–49 years). Anemia—commonly driven by iron deficiency, infections, and other nutritional or health conditions—can affect energy, productivity, maternal health, and pregnancy outcomes.
The estimates are produced using a harmonized WHO/UNICEF/World Bank methodology that draws on nationally representative surveys and adjusts for comparability across countries and years. Because it is modelled, it provides near-global coverage, but values may differ from a single-country survey figure for the same year.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.0% |
| 2 | Niger | 56.0% |
| 3 | Chad | 55.0% |
| 4 | Angola | 54.0% |
| 5 | India | 53.0% |
| 6 | Mali | 53.0% |
| 7 | Guinea | 52.0% |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 51.0% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 50.0% |
| 10 | South Sudan | 50.0% |
| 11 | Djibouti | 49.0% |
| 12 | Nigeria | 49.0% |
| 13 | Senegal | 49.0% |
| 14 | Liberia | 48.0% |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.0% |
| 16 | Haiti | 46.0% |
| 17 | Somalia | 46.0% |
| 18 | Togo | 46.0% |
| 19 | Myanmar | 45.0% |
| 20 | Yemen | 45.0% |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.0% |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.0% |
| 23 | Gabon | 43.0% |
| 24 | Pakistan | 42.0% |
| 25 | Botswana | 42.0% |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41.0% |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 40.0% |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 40.0% |
| 29 | Mauritania | 39.0% |
| 30 | Cambodia | 38.0% |
| 31 | Cameroon | 38.0% |
| 32 | Rwanda | 38.0% |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 37.0% |
| 34 | Eritrea | 37.0% |
| 35 | Madagascar | 37.0% |
| 36 | Mozambique | 37.0% |
| 37 | Ghana | 36.0% |
| 38 | Morocco | 36.0% |
| 39 | Nepal | 36.0% |
| 40 | Sudan | 36.0% |
| 41 | Burundi | 35.0% |
| 42 | Malawi | 35.0% |
| 43 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.0% |
| 44 | Zambia | 35.0% |
| 45 | Guyana | 34.0% |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 34.0% |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 33.0% |
| 48 | Libya | 33.0% |
| 49 | Algeria | 33.0% |
| 50 | Bhutan | 33.0% |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 32.0% |
| 52 | Lesotho | 32.0% |
| 53 | Eswatini | 32.0% |
| 54 | Uganda | 32.0% |
| 55 | Bahrain | 32.0% |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.0% |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 31.0% |
| 58 | Kenya | 31.0% |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 31.0% |
| 60 | State of Palestine | 30.0% |
| 61 | Indonesia | 30.0% |
| 62 | South Africa | 30.0% |
| 63 | Egypt | 30.0% |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.0% |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 30.0% |
| 66 | Iraq | 29.0% |
| 67 | Malaysia | 29.0% |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 29.0% |
| 69 | Andorra | 29.0% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 28.0% |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.0% |
| 72 | Mauritius | 28.0% |
| 73 | Suriname | 28.0% |
| 74 | Venezuela | 28.0% |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 28.0% |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 27.0% |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 27.0% |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 27.0% |
| 79 | Tunisia | 27.0% |
| 80 | Bolivia | 27.0% |
| 81 | Benin | 26.0% |
| 82 | Guatemala | 26.0% |
| 83 | Jamaica | 26.0% |
| 84 | Jordan | 26.0% |
| 85 | Moldova, Republic of | 26.0% |
| 86 | Philippines | 26.0% |
| 87 | Thailand | 26.0% |
| 88 | Argentina | 26.0% |
| 89 | Austria | 26.0% |
| 90 | El Salvador | 25.0% |
| 91 | Honduras | 25.0% |
| 92 | Mexico | 25.0% |
| 93 | Vietnam | 25.0% |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 24.0% |
| 95 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 24.0% |
| 96 | Lebanon | 24.0% |
| 97 | Belarus | 23.0% |
| 98 | Colombia | 23.0% |
| 99 | Comoros | 23.0% |
| 100 | Croatia | 23.0% |
| 101 | Mongolia | 23.0% |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 23.0% |
| 103 | Qatar | 23.0% |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 23.0% |
| 105 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 23.0% |
| 106 | Cuba | 22.0% |
| 107 | Ecuador | 22.0% |
| 108 | Hungary | 22.0% |
| 109 | Namibia | 22.0% |
| 110 | Peru | 22.0% |
| 111 | Seychelles | 22.0% |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.0% |
| 113 | Belize | 22.0% |
| 114 | Dominica | 21.0% |
| 115 | Kuwait | 21.0% |
| 116 | Panama | 21.0% |
| 117 | Paraguay | 21.0% |
| 118 | Armenia | 21.0% |
| 119 | Brazil | 21.0% |
| 120 | Georgia | 20.0% |
| 121 | Oman | 20.0% |
| 122 | Romania | 20.0% |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 20.0% |
| 124 | Türkiye | 20.0% |
| 125 | Ukraine | 20.0% |
| 126 | Uruguay | 20.0% |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 19.0% |
| 128 | Fiji | 19.0% |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 19.0% |
| 130 | Serbia | 19.0% |
| 131 | Barbados | 19.0% |
| 132 | Czech Republic | 18.0% |
| 133 | Greece | 18.0% |
| 134 | Israel | 18.0% |
| 135 | Latvia | 18.0% |
| 136 | Lithuania | 18.0% |
| 137 | Singapore | 18.0% |
| 138 | Slovakia | 18.0% |
| 139 | Slovenia | 18.0% |
| 140 | Cayman Islands | 17.0% |
| 141 | Chile | 17.0% |
| 142 | People's Republic of China | 17.0% |
| 143 | Poland | 17.0% |
| 144 | Australia | 17.0% |
| 145 | Cyprus | 16.0% |
| 146 | Estonia | 16.0% |
| 147 | Italy | 16.0% |
| 148 | Montenegro | 16.0% |
| 149 | Portugal | 16.0% |
| 150 | Belgium | 16.0% |
| 151 | Faroe Islands | 15.0% |
| 152 | Germany | 15.0% |
| 153 | South Korea | 15.0% |
| 154 | Spain | 15.0% |
| 155 | Albania | 15.0% |
| 156 | Canada | 14.0% |
| 157 | Finland | 14.0% |
| 158 | France | 14.0% |
| 159 | Iceland | 14.0% |
| 160 | Japan | 14.0% |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 14.0% |
| 162 | New Zealand | 14.0% |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 14.0% |
| 164 | United States of America | 14.0% |
| 165 | Denmark | 13.0% |
| 166 | Ireland | 13.0% |
| 167 | Netherlands | 13.0% |
| 168 | Norway | 13.0% |
| 169 | Sweden | 13.0% |
| 170 | Switzerland | 12.0% |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) / UNICEF / World Bank (Joint Malnutrition Estimates; via World Bank WDI) (2021).
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