India vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia

India
53.7%
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
37.2%
in 2023
India rank
4th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
5th

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia over time

  • India
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0204060200020112023

How they compare

India currently reports 53.7% against 37.2% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 16.5%.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 209 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 50.0% 38.5% 11.5% India
2010s 50.8% 35.2% 15.6% India
2020s 53.0% 36.4% 16.6% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, India or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
India, at 53.7% against 37.2% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia between India and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
16.5%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do India and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
India ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-women-aged-15-49-years-with-anaemia-percent/india/least-developed-countries-ldcs/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-women-aged-15-49-years-with-anaemia-percent/india/least-developed-countries-ldcs/">India vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
243 places, 5,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed