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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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Key Insights

Global Average
27.5Percent of women ages 15-49
Median: 25.5Percent of women ages 15-49
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Gabon
60.3Percent of women ages 15-49
Lowest
Guatemala
10.0Percent of women ages 15-49
Top 5 Countries
1Gabon60.3Percent of women ages 15-49
2Mali55.8Percent of women ages 15-49
3Mauritania54.5Percent of women ages 15-49
4India54.0Percent of women ages 15-49
5Cote d'Ivoire50.8Percent of women ages 15-49
By Region
Africa32.8Percent of women ages 15-49(9 countries)
Other30.8Percent of women ages 15-49(113 countries)
Asia27.2Percent of women ages 15-49(25 countries)
South America21.1Percent 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 (10.0Percent of women ages 15-49)High (60.3Percent of women ages 15-49)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.5Percent 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
1Gabon60.3Percent of women ages 15-49
2Mali55.8Percent of women ages 15-49
3Mauritania54.5Percent of women ages 15-49
4India54.0Percent of women ages 15-49
5Cote d'Ivoire50.8Percent of women ages 15-49
6Benin49.0Percent of women ages 15-49
7Pakistan47.1Percent of women ages 15-49
8Afghanistan46.9Percent of women ages 15-49
9Republic of the Congo46.7Percent of women ages 15-49
10Mozambique46.1Percent of women ages 15-49
11Haiti46.0Percent of women ages 15-49
12Chad45.9Percent of women ages 15-49
13Niger45.9Percent of women ages 15-49
14Republic of The Gambia45.4Percent of women ages 15-49
15Guinea45.3Percent of women ages 15-49
16Guinea-Bissau45.3Percent of women ages 15-49
17Somalia45.2Percent of women ages 15-49
18Sierra Leone43.9Percent of women ages 15-49
19Burkina Faso43.9Percent of women ages 15-49
20Angola43.6Percent of women ages 15-49
21Maldives43.5Percent of women ages 15-49
22Central African Republic42.6Percent of women ages 15-49
23Senegal42.4Percent of women ages 15-49
24Liberia42.0Percent of women ages 15-49
25Equatorial Guinea41.1Percent of women ages 15-49
26Cape Verde40.5Percent of women ages 15-49
27Togo40.5Percent of women ages 15-49
28Myanmar39.5Percent of women ages 15-49
29Sao Tome and Principe39.5Percent of women ages 15-49
30Democratic Republic of the Congo39.3Percent of women ages 15-49
31Cameroon38.7Percent of women ages 15-49
32Bahrain38.7Percent of women ages 15-49
33Burundi38.4Percent of women ages 15-49
34United Republic of Tanzania38.1Percent of women ages 15-49
35Cambodia37.8Percent of women ages 15-49
36Guyana37.8Percent of women ages 15-49
37Bangladesh37.5Percent of women ages 15-49
38Nigeria37.2Percent of women ages 15-49
39Tajikistan37.1Percent of women ages 15-49
40Madagascar37.0Percent of women ages 15-49
41Yemen35.9Percent of women ages 15-49
42Azerbaijan35.6Percent of women ages 15-49
43Ghana35.3Percent of women ages 15-49
44Eritrea35.2Percent of women ages 15-49
45Turkmenistan34.7Percent of women ages 15-49
46Oman34.4Percent of women ages 15-49
47South Sudan34.4Percent of women ages 15-49
48Lesotho34.1Percent of women ages 15-49
49Lebanon34.0Percent of women ages 15-49
50Bhutan33.8Percent of women ages 15-49
51Sudan33.7Percent of women ages 15-49
52Nepal33.2Percent of women ages 15-49
53Jordan33.0Percent of women ages 15-49
54Mauritius32.8Percent of women ages 15-49
55Egypt32.5Percent of women ages 15-49
56Solomon Islands32.5Percent of women ages 15-49
57Kyrgyzstan32.4Percent of women ages 15-49
58Malawi31.9Percent of women ages 15-49
59Kenya31.7Percent of women ages 15-49
60Djibouti31.5Percent of women ages 15-49
61Malaysia31.4Percent of women ages 15-49
62Algeria31.4Percent of women ages 15-49
63South Africa31.3Percent of women ages 15-49
64Botswana30.9Percent of women ages 15-49
65Syrian Arab Republic30.8Percent of women ages 15-49
66Kazakhstan30.4Percent of women ages 15-49
67Vanuatu30.3Percent of women ages 15-49
68Georgia30.2Percent of women ages 15-49
69Uzbekistan30.0Percent of women ages 15-49
70Fiji29.9Percent of women ages 15-49
71Timor-Leste29.6Percent of women ages 15-49
72Comoros29.4Percent of women ages 15-49
73Morocco29.3Percent of women ages 15-49
74Libya29.2Percent of women ages 15-49
75Türkiye29.2Percent of women ages 15-49
76Moldova, Republic of28.6Percent of women ages 15-49
77Papua New Guinea28.6Percent of women ages 15-49
78Lao People's Democratic Republic28.5Percent of women ages 15-49
79Eswatini28.2Percent of women ages 15-49
80United Arab Emirates28.2Percent of women ages 15-49
81Kuwait27.6Percent of women ages 15-49
82Tunisia27.5Percent of women ages 15-49
83North Korea27.4Percent of women ages 15-49
84Zimbabwe27.3Percent of women ages 15-49
85Kiribati26.8Percent of women ages 15-49
86Indonesia26.7Percent of women ages 15-49
87Iraq26.7Percent of women ages 15-49
88Uganda26.4Percent of women ages 15-49
89Zambia26.2Percent 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
93Montenegro25.7Percent of women ages 15-49
94Seychelles25.7Percent of women ages 15-49
95Slovenia25.7Percent of women ages 15-49
96Islamic Republic of Iran25.5Percent of women ages 15-49
97Panama25.4Percent of women ages 15-49
98Slovakia25.3Percent of women ages 15-49
99Venezuela25.1Percent of women ages 15-49
100Serbia24.9Percent of women ages 15-49
101Bolivia24.9Percent of women ages 15-49
102Estonia24.7Percent of women ages 15-49
103Namibia24.7Percent of women ages 15-49
104Czech Republic24.6Percent of women ages 15-49
105Albania24.6Percent of women ages 15-49
106Uruguay24.5Percent of women ages 15-49
107State of Palestine24.3Percent 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
113Argentina23.5Percent of women ages 15-49
114Croatia23.3Percent of women ages 15-49
115Marshall Islands23.3Percent of women ages 15-49
116Poland23.3Percent of women ages 15-49
117Paraguay23.0Percent of women ages 15-49
118Tuvalu23.0Percent of women ages 15-49
119Ethiopia22.9Percent of women ages 15-49
120Nauru22.3Percent of women ages 15-49
121Colombia22.2Percent of women ages 15-49
122Dominican Republic22.2Percent of women ages 15-49
123Belarus22.1Percent of women ages 15-49
124Cuba22.1Percent of women ages 15-49
125Suriname22.0Percent of women ages 15-49
126Trinidad and Tobago22.0Percent of women ages 15-49
127Dominica21.9Percent of women ages 15-49
128Micronesia, Federated States of21.8Percent of women ages 15-49
129Samoa21.7Percent of women ages 15-49
130Jamaica21.4Percent of women ages 15-49
131Latvia21.4Percent of women ages 15-49
132The Republic of North Macedonia21.4Percent of women ages 15-49
133Brazil21.2Percent of women ages 15-49
134Belize21.1Percent of women ages 15-49
135Sri Lanka20.9Percent of women ages 15-49
136Grenada20.7Percent of women ages 15-49
137Peru20.7Percent of women ages 15-49
138Thailand20.6Percent of women ages 15-49
139Tonga20.6Percent of women ages 15-49
140Vietnam20.4Percent of women ages 15-49
141Antigua and Barbuda20.2Percent of women ages 15-49
142Ecuador19.9Percent of women ages 15-49
143Barbados19.9Percent of women ages 15-49
144Saint Lucia19.7Percent of women ages 15-49
145Saint Kitts and Nevis19.3Percent of women ages 15-49
146Ukraine19.3Percent of women ages 15-49
147Japan18.6Percent of women ages 15-49
148Mongolia18.6Percent of women ages 15-49
149Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.6Percent of women ages 15-49
150Bahamas18.6Percent of women ages 15-49
151Armenia18.6Percent of women ages 15-49
152Honduras18.5Percent of women ages 15-49
153Brunei Darussalam18.2Percent of women ages 15-49
154Saudi Arabia17.4Percent of women ages 15-49
155Denmark17.0Percent of women ages 15-49
156Sweden16.8Percent of women ages 15-49
157Switzerland16.7Percent of women ages 15-49
158Austria16.7Percent of women ages 15-49
159Singapore16.6Percent of women ages 15-49
160Netherlands16.5Percent of women ages 15-49
161Cyprus16.4Percent of women ages 15-49
162Andorra16.4Percent of women ages 15-49
163Italy16.3Percent of women ages 15-49
164Norway16.3Percent of women ages 15-49
165Monaco15.9Percent of women ages 15-49
166South Korea15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
167Malta15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
168San Marino15.7Percent of women ages 15-49
169Chile15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
170People's Republic of China15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
171Greece15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
172Spain15.6Percent of women ages 15-49
173Rwanda15.5Percent of women ages 15-49
174Luxembourg15.4Percent of women ages 15-49
175United States of America15.1Percent of women ages 15-49
176Belgium15.1Percent of women ages 15-49
177Portugal15.0Percent of women ages 15-49
178Iceland14.7Percent of women ages 15-49
179Israel14.6Percent of women ages 15-49
180Canada14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
181El Salvador14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
182Ireland14.0Percent of women ages 15-49
183Germany13.9Percent of women ages 15-49
184Costa Rica13.5Percent of women ages 15-49
185Finland13.5Percent of women ages 15-49
186United Kingdom13.5Percent of women ages 15-49
187France13.0Percent of women ages 15-49
188Mexico12.7Percent of women ages 15-49
189New Zealand12.3Percent of women ages 15-49
190Philippines11.6Percent of women ages 15-49
191Australia11.0Percent of women ages 15-49
192Guatemala10.0Percent 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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