demographic2026

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
27.7%
Median: 25.5%
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Gabon
59.9%
Lowest
Guatemala
10.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Gabon59.9%
2Mali56.5%
3Mauritania54.5%
4India53.7%
5Cote d'Ivoire51.4%
By Region
Africa33.1%(9 countries)
Other31.0%(113 countries)
Asia27.2%(25 countries)
South America21.2%(7 countries)
Europe18.8%(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%)High (59.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7%)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Gabon59.9%
2Mali56.5%
3Mauritania54.5%
4India53.7%
5Cote d'Ivoire51.4%
6Benin50.0%
7Niger47.1%
8Mozambique47.0%
9Republic of the Congo46.7%
10Chad46.5%
11Pakistan46.5%
12Somalia46.2%
13Republic of The Gambia46.1%
14Haiti45.9%
15Guinea45.7%
16Guinea-Bissau45.7%
17Afghanistan45.4%
18Sierra Leone44.6%
19Burkina Faso44.3%
20Angola43.8%
21Central African Republic43.4%
22Maldives43.4%
23Senegal43.1%
24Liberia42.5%
25Togo41.5%
26Equatorial Guinea41.3%
27Cape Verde40.6%
28Democratic Republic of the Congo40.0%
29Myanmar39.7%
30Sao Tome and Principe39.7%
31Burundi39.0%
32Cameroon38.9%
33United Republic of Tanzania38.8%
34Bahrain38.4%
35Cambodia38.0%
36Nigeria37.9%
37Bangladesh37.6%
38Guyana37.5%
39Tajikistan37.3%
40Madagascar37.2%
41Yemen36.4%
42Ghana36.0%
43Eritrea35.6%
44Azerbaijan35.6%
45South Sudan35.0%
46Turkmenistan34.8%
47Oman34.4%
48Lesotho34.2%
49Lebanon34.0%
50Sudan34.0%
51Bhutan33.8%
52Nepal33.2%
53Jordan33.0%
54Kyrgyzstan32.9%
55Mauritius32.8%
56Egypt32.7%
57Solomon Islands32.6%
58Malawi32.4%
59Kenya32.2%
60Djibouti31.8%
61Algeria31.6%
62Malaysia31.3%
63South Africa31.2%
64Syrian Arab Republic31.0%
65Botswana30.9%
66Kazakhstan30.5%
67Vanuatu30.4%
68Uzbekistan30.4%
69Georgia30.2%
70Comoros29.9%
71Fiji29.9%
72Timor-Leste29.7%
73Morocco29.5%
74Libya29.3%
75Türkiye29.3%
76Papua New Guinea28.8%
77Lao People's Democratic Republic28.6%
78Moldova, Republic of28.5%
79Eswatini28.3%
80United Arab Emirates28.2%
81Kuwait27.7%
82Tunisia27.7%
83North Korea27.5%
84Zimbabwe27.5%
85Uganda27.2%
86Iraq27.1%
87Zambia27.1%
88Kiribati26.9%
89Indonesia26.7%
90Bosnia and Herzegovina26.0%
91Palau25.9%
92Bulgaria25.8%
93Montenegro25.8%
94Seychelles25.8%
95Slovenia25.7%
96Islamic Republic of Iran25.5%
97Panama25.5%
98Slovakia25.3%
99Venezuela25.2%
100Namibia24.9%
101Serbia24.9%
102Bolivia24.9%
103State of Palestine24.8%
104Estonia24.7%
105Albania24.7%
106Czech Republic24.6%
107Uruguay24.5%
108Romania24.3%
109Hungary24.1%
110Russian Federation24.1%
111Lithuania23.7%
112Qatar23.6%
113Marshall Islands23.5%
114Argentina23.5%
115Poland23.4%
116Croatia23.3%
117Paraguay23.2%
118Tuvalu23.2%
119Ethiopia23.1%
120Nauru22.5%
121Colombia22.4%
122Dominican Republic22.4%
123Cuba22.2%
124Suriname22.2%
125Belarus22.1%
126Micronesia, Federated States of22.1%
127Trinidad and Tobago22.1%
128Dominica22.0%
129Samoa21.9%
130Jamaica21.5%
131The Republic of North Macedonia21.5%
132Latvia21.4%
133Belize21.3%
134Brazil21.3%
135Peru21.0%
136Sri Lanka20.9%
137Grenada20.9%
138Thailand20.7%
139Tonga20.7%
140Vietnam20.5%
141Antigua and Barbuda20.3%
142Ecuador20.2%
143Barbados20.1%
144Saint Lucia19.9%
145Saint Kitts and Nevis19.4%
146Ukraine19.4%
147Mongolia19.1%
148Honduras18.8%
149Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.8%
150Bahamas18.8%
151Japan18.7%
152Armenia18.7%
153Brunei Darussalam18.3%
154Saudi Arabia17.6%
155Denmark17.0%
156Sweden16.8%
157Austria16.7%
158Singapore16.6%
159Switzerland16.6%
160Netherlands16.5%
161Cyprus16.4%
162Italy16.4%
163Andorra16.4%
164Norway16.3%
165Rwanda16.1%
166Monaco15.9%
167Chile15.7%
168South Korea15.7%
169Malta15.7%
170San Marino15.7%
171People's Republic of China15.6%
172Greece15.6%
173Spain15.6%
174Luxembourg15.4%
175Portugal15.0%
176United States of America15.0%
177Belgium15.0%
178Iceland14.7%
179Israel14.6%
180El Salvador14.4%
181Canada14.0%
182Germany14.0%
183Ireland14.0%
184Costa Rica13.7%
185Finland13.6%
186United Kingdom13.6%
187Mexico13.2%
188France13.1%
189New Zealand12.4%
190Philippines12.0%
191Australia11.1%
192Guatemala10.5%
Showing 192 of 192 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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