Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% 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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Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.5Percent of women ages 15-49)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 60.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 2 | Mali | 55.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 54.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 4 | India | 54.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 6 | Benin | 49.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 47.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 46.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 46.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 46.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 11 | Haiti | 46.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 12 | Chad | 45.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 13 | Niger | 45.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 14 | Republic of The Gambia | 45.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 15 | Guinea | 45.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 17 | Somalia | 45.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 43.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 43.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 20 | Angola | 43.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 21 | Maldives | 43.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 42.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 23 | Senegal | 42.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 24 | Liberia | 42.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 40.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 27 | Togo | 40.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 28 | Myanmar | 39.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 31 | Cameroon | 38.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 32 | Bahrain | 38.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 33 | Burundi | 38.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 35 | Cambodia | 37.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 36 | Guyana | 37.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 37.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 37.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 37.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 40 | Madagascar | 37.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 41 | Yemen | 35.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 35.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 43 | Ghana | 35.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 44 | Eritrea | 35.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 34.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 46 | Oman | 34.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 47 | South Sudan | 34.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 48 | Lesotho | 34.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 49 | Lebanon | 34.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 50 | Bhutan | 33.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 51 | Sudan | 33.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 52 | Nepal | 33.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 53 | Jordan | 33.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 54 | Mauritius | 32.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 55 | Egypt | 32.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 32.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 58 | Malawi | 31.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 59 | Kenya | 31.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 60 | Djibouti | 31.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 61 | Malaysia | 31.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 62 | Algeria | 31.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 63 | South Africa | 31.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 64 | Botswana | 30.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 30.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 30.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 68 | Georgia | 30.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 30.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 70 | Fiji | 29.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 29.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 72 | Comoros | 29.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 73 | Morocco | 29.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 74 | Libya | 29.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 75 | Türkiye | 29.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 76 | Moldova, Republic of | 28.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 28.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 28.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 81 | Kuwait | 27.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 82 | Tunisia | 27.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 83 | North Korea | 27.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 27.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 85 | Kiribati | 26.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 86 | Indonesia | 26.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 87 | Iraq | 26.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 88 | Uganda | 26.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 89 | Zambia | 26.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 91 | Palau | 25.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 25.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 93 | Montenegro | 25.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 25.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 95 | Slovenia | 25.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 97 | Panama | 25.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 98 | Slovakia | 25.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 99 | Venezuela | 25.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 100 | Serbia | 24.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 101 | Bolivia | 24.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 102 | Estonia | 24.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 103 | Namibia | 24.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 104 | Czech Republic | 24.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 105 | Albania | 24.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 106 | Uruguay | 24.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 107 | State of Palestine | 24.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 108 | Romania | 24.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 109 | Hungary | 24.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 24.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 111 | Lithuania | 23.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 112 | Qatar | 23.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 113 | Argentina | 23.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 114 | Croatia | 23.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 23.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 116 | Poland | 23.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 117 | Paraguay | 23.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 23.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 22.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 120 | Nauru | 22.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 121 | Colombia | 22.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 22.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 123 | Belarus | 22.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 124 | Cuba | 22.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 125 | Suriname | 22.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 127 | Dominica | 21.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 128 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 129 | Samoa | 21.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 130 | Jamaica | 21.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 131 | Latvia | 21.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 132 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 133 | Brazil | 21.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 134 | Belize | 21.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 20.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 136 | Grenada | 20.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 137 | Peru | 20.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 138 | Thailand | 20.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 139 | Tonga | 20.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 140 | Vietnam | 20.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 142 | Ecuador | 19.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 143 | Barbados | 19.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 19.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 146 | Ukraine | 19.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 147 | Japan | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 148 | Mongolia | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 150 | Bahamas | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 151 | Armenia | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 152 | Honduras | 18.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.2Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 17.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 155 | Denmark | 17.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 156 | Sweden | 16.8Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 157 | Switzerland | 16.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 158 | Austria | 16.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 159 | Singapore | 16.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 160 | Netherlands | 16.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 161 | Cyprus | 16.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 162 | Andorra | 16.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 163 | Italy | 16.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 164 | Norway | 16.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 165 | Monaco | 15.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 166 | South Korea | 15.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 167 | Malta | 15.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 168 | San Marino | 15.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 169 | Chile | 15.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 170 | People's Republic of China | 15.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 171 | Greece | 15.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 172 | Spain | 15.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 173 | Rwanda | 15.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 15.4Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 175 | United States of America | 15.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 176 | Belgium | 15.1Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 177 | Portugal | 15.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 178 | Iceland | 14.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 179 | Israel | 14.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 180 | Canada | 14.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 181 | El Salvador | 14.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 182 | Ireland | 14.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 183 | Germany | 13.9Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 184 | Costa Rica | 13.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 185 | Finland | 13.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 186 | United Kingdom | 13.5Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 187 | France | 13.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 188 | Mexico | 12.7Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 189 | New Zealand | 12.3Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 190 | Philippines | 11.6Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 191 | Australia | 11.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
| 192 | Guatemala | 10.0Percent of women ages 15-49 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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