demographic2023

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
27.7Percent of women ages 15-49
Median: 25.5Percent of women ages 15-49
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Gabon
59.9Percent of women ages 15-49
Lowest
Guatemala
10.5Percent of women ages 15-49
Top 5 Countries
1Gabon59.9Percent of women ages 15-49
2Mali56.5Percent of women ages 15-49
3Mauritania54.5Percent of women ages 15-49
4India53.7Percent of women ages 15-49
5Cote d'Ivoire51.4Percent of women ages 15-49
By Region
Africa33.1Percent of women ages 15-49(9 countries)
Other31.0Percent of women ages 15-49(113 countries)
Asia27.2Percent of women ages 15-49(25 countries)
South America21.2Percent of women ages 15-49(7 countries)
Europe18.8Percent 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 (10.5Percent of women ages 15-49)High (59.9Percent of women ages 15-49)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7Percent 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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Gabon59.9Percent of women ages 15-49
2Mali56.5Percent of women ages 15-49
3Mauritania54.5Percent of women ages 15-49
4India53.7Percent of women ages 15-49
5Cote d'Ivoire51.4Percent of women ages 15-49
6Benin50.0Percent of women ages 15-49
7Niger47.1Percent of women ages 15-49
8Mozambique47.0Percent of women ages 15-49
9Republic of the Congo46.7Percent of women ages 15-49
10Chad46.5Percent of women ages 15-49
11Pakistan46.5Percent of women ages 15-49
12Somalia46.2Percent of women ages 15-49
13Republic of The Gambia46.1Percent of women ages 15-49
14Haiti45.9Percent of women ages 15-49
15Guinea45.7Percent of women ages 15-49
16Guinea-Bissau45.7Percent of women ages 15-49
17Afghanistan45.4Percent of women ages 15-49
18Sierra Leone44.6Percent of women ages 15-49
19Burkina Faso44.3Percent of women ages 15-49
20Angola43.8Percent of women ages 15-49
21Central African Republic43.4Percent of women ages 15-49
22Maldives43.4Percent of women ages 15-49
23Senegal43.1Percent of women ages 15-49
24Liberia42.5Percent of women ages 15-49
25Togo41.5Percent of women ages 15-49
26Equatorial Guinea41.3Percent of women ages 15-49
27Cape Verde40.6Percent of women ages 15-49
28Democratic Republic of the Congo40.0Percent of women ages 15-49
29Myanmar39.7Percent of women ages 15-49
30Sao Tome and Principe39.7Percent of women ages 15-49
31Burundi39.0Percent of women ages 15-49
32Cameroon38.9Percent of women ages 15-49
33United Republic of Tanzania38.8Percent of women ages 15-49
34Bahrain38.4Percent of women ages 15-49
35Cambodia38.0Percent of women ages 15-49
36Nigeria37.9Percent of women ages 15-49
37Bangladesh37.6Percent of women ages 15-49
38Guyana37.5Percent of women ages 15-49
39Tajikistan37.3Percent of women ages 15-49
40Madagascar37.2Percent of women ages 15-49
41Yemen36.4Percent of women ages 15-49
42Ghana36.0Percent of women ages 15-49
43Eritrea35.6Percent of women ages 15-49
44Azerbaijan35.6Percent of women ages 15-49
45South Sudan35.0Percent of women ages 15-49
46Turkmenistan34.8Percent of women ages 15-49
47Oman34.4Percent of women ages 15-49
48Lesotho34.2Percent of women ages 15-49
49Lebanon34.0Percent of women ages 15-49
50Sudan34.0Percent of women ages 15-49
51Bhutan33.8Percent of women ages 15-49
52Nepal33.2Percent of women ages 15-49
53Jordan33.0Percent of women ages 15-49
54Kyrgyzstan32.9Percent of women ages 15-49
55Mauritius32.8Percent of women ages 15-49
56Egypt32.7Percent of women ages 15-49
57Solomon Islands32.6Percent of women ages 15-49
58Malawi32.4Percent of women ages 15-49
59Kenya32.2Percent of women ages 15-49
60Djibouti31.8Percent of women ages 15-49
61Algeria31.6Percent of women ages 15-49
62Malaysia31.3Percent of women ages 15-49
63South Africa31.2Percent of women ages 15-49
64Syrian Arab Republic31.0Percent of women ages 15-49
65Botswana30.9Percent of women ages 15-49
66Kazakhstan30.5Percent of women ages 15-49
67Vanuatu30.4Percent of women ages 15-49
68Uzbekistan30.4Percent of women ages 15-49
69Georgia30.2Percent of women ages 15-49
70Comoros29.9Percent of women ages 15-49
71Fiji29.9Percent of women ages 15-49
72Timor-Leste29.7Percent of women ages 15-49
73Morocco29.5Percent of women ages 15-49
74Libya29.3Percent of women ages 15-49
75Türkiye29.3Percent of women ages 15-49
76Papua New Guinea28.8Percent of women ages 15-49
77Lao People's Democratic Republic28.6Percent of women ages 15-49
78Moldova, Republic of28.5Percent of women ages 15-49
79Eswatini28.3Percent of women ages 15-49
80United Arab Emirates28.2Percent of women ages 15-49
81Kuwait27.7Percent of women ages 15-49
82Tunisia27.7Percent of women ages 15-49
83North Korea27.5Percent of women ages 15-49
84Zimbabwe27.5Percent of women ages 15-49
85Uganda27.2Percent of women ages 15-49
86Iraq27.1Percent of women ages 15-49
87Zambia27.1Percent of women ages 15-49
88Kiribati26.9Percent of women ages 15-49
89Indonesia26.7Percent of women ages 15-49
90Bosnia and Herzegovina26.0Percent of women ages 15-49
91Palau25.9Percent of women ages 15-49
92Bulgaria25.8Percent of women ages 15-49
93Montenegro25.8Percent of women ages 15-49
94Seychelles25.8Percent of women ages 15-49
95Slovenia25.7Percent of women ages 15-49
96Islamic Republic of Iran25.5Percent of women ages 15-49
97Panama25.5Percent of women ages 15-49
98Slovakia25.3Percent of women ages 15-49
99Venezuela25.2Percent of women ages 15-49
100Namibia24.9Percent of women ages 15-49
101Serbia24.9Percent of women ages 15-49
102Bolivia24.9Percent of women ages 15-49
103State of Palestine24.8Percent of women ages 15-49
104Estonia24.7Percent of women ages 15-49
105Albania24.7Percent of women ages 15-49
106Czech Republic24.6Percent of women ages 15-49
107Uruguay24.5Percent of women ages 15-49
108Romania24.3Percent of women ages 15-49
109Hungary24.1Percent of women ages 15-49
110Russian Federation24.1Percent of women ages 15-49
111Lithuania23.7Percent of women ages 15-49
112Qatar23.6Percent of women ages 15-49
113Marshall Islands23.5Percent of women ages 15-49
114Argentina23.5Percent of women ages 15-49
115Poland23.4Percent of women ages 15-49
116Croatia23.3Percent of women ages 15-49
117Paraguay23.2Percent of women ages 15-49
118Tuvalu23.2Percent of women ages 15-49
119Ethiopia23.1Percent of women ages 15-49
120Nauru22.5Percent of women ages 15-49
121Colombia22.4Percent of women ages 15-49
122Dominican Republic22.4Percent of women ages 15-49
123Cuba22.2Percent of women ages 15-49
124Suriname22.2Percent of women ages 15-49
125Belarus22.1Percent of women ages 15-49
126Micronesia, Federated States of22.1Percent of women ages 15-49
127Trinidad and Tobago22.1Percent of women ages 15-49
128Dominica22.0Percent of women ages 15-49
129Samoa21.9Percent of women ages 15-49
130Jamaica21.5Percent of women ages 15-49
131The Republic of North Macedonia21.5Percent of women ages 15-49
132Latvia21.4Percent of women ages 15-49
133Brazil21.3Percent of women ages 15-49
134Belize21.3Percent of women ages 15-49
135Peru21.0Percent of women ages 15-49
136Sri Lanka20.9Percent of women ages 15-49
137Grenada20.9Percent of women ages 15-49
138Thailand20.7Percent of women ages 15-49
139Tonga20.7Percent of women ages 15-49
140Vietnam20.5Percent of women ages 15-49
141Antigua and Barbuda20.3Percent of women ages 15-49
142Ecuador20.2Percent of women ages 15-49
143Barbados20.1Percent of women ages 15-49
144Saint Lucia19.9Percent of women ages 15-49
145Saint Kitts and Nevis19.4Percent of women ages 15-49
146Ukraine19.4Percent of women ages 15-49
147Mongolia19.1Percent of women ages 15-49
148Honduras18.8Percent of women ages 15-49
149Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.8Percent of women ages 15-49
150Bahamas18.8Percent of women ages 15-49
151Japan18.7Percent of women ages 15-49
152Armenia18.7Percent of women ages 15-49
153Brunei Darussalam18.3Percent of women ages 15-49
154Saudi Arabia17.6Percent of women ages 15-49
155Denmark17.0Percent of women ages 15-49
156Sweden16.8Percent of women ages 15-49
157Austria16.7Percent of women ages 15-49
158Singapore16.6Percent of women ages 15-49
159Switzerland16.6Percent of women ages 15-49
160Netherlands16.5Percent of women ages 15-49
161Cyprus16.4Percent of women ages 15-49
162Italy16.4Percent of women ages 15-49
163Andorra16.4Percent of women ages 15-49
164Norway16.3Percent of women ages 15-49
165Rwanda16.1Percent of women ages 15-49
166Monaco15.9Percent of women ages 15-49
167Chile15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
168South Korea15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
169Malta15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
170San Marino15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
171People's Republic of China15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
172Greece15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
173Spain15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
174Luxembourg15.4Percent of women ages 15-49
175Portugal15.0Percent of women ages 15-49
176United States of America15.0Percent of women ages 15-49
177Belgium15.0Percent of women ages 15-49
178Iceland14.7Percent of women ages 15-49
179Israel14.6Percent of women ages 15-49
180El Salvador14.4Percent of women ages 15-49
181Canada14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
182Germany14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
183Ireland14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
184Costa Rica13.7Percent of women ages 15-49
185Finland13.6Percent of women ages 15-49
186United Kingdom13.6Percent of women ages 15-49
187Mexico13.2Percent of women ages 15-49
188France13.1Percent of women ages 15-49
189New Zealand12.4Percent of women ages 15-49
190Philippines12.0Percent of women ages 15-49
191Australia11.1Percent of women ages 15-49
192Guatemala10.5Percent of women ages 15-49
Showing 192 of 192 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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