Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
85,300
India
Lowest
0.07
Niue
Median
290.5
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,060

What the numbers show

Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 85,300 in India; the lowest is 0.07 in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 290.5, and the mean is 1,499.

Over the past decade 157 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 110.4%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 21.7%).

Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 85,300 2019 up 24.0% rising
2 China 27,600 2019 down 11.5% falling
3 Indonesia 12,700 2019 up 21.0% rising
4 Nigeria 11,000 2019 up 39.9% rising
4 Pakistan 11,000 2019 up 36.6% rising
6 Bangladesh 9,370 2019 up 27.5% rising
7 Brazil 6,370 2019 down 13.1% falling
8 United States of America 5,170 2019 up 24.6% rising
9 Russian Federation 4,790 2019 down 6.3% falling
10 Egypt 4,650 2019 up 9.9% rising
11 Türkiye 3,830 2019 up 15.7% rising
12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,760 2019 up 40.3% rising
13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,610 2019 up 12.1% rising
14 Viet Nam 3,430 2019 up 15.5% falling
15 Myanmar 3,400 2019 up 15.6% rising
16 Ethiopia 3,320 2019 up 65.2% rising
17 Mexico 3,150 2019 up 5.7% falling
18 Japan 2,950 2019 down 6.9% falling
19 Thailand 2,700 2019 up 5.1% rising
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,360 2019 up 34.9% rising
21 South Africa 2,320 2019 up 11.5% rising
22 Kenya 2,030 2019 up 33.6% rising
22 Philippines 2,030 2019 down 6.0% falling
24 Algeria 1,960 2019 up 12.0% rising
25 Colombia 1,920 2019 down 0.5% falling
26 Afghanistan 1,910 2019 up 95.7% rising
27 Sudan 1,820 2019 up 42.2% rising
28 Malaysia 1,730 2019 up 29.1% rising
28 Nepal 1,730 2019 up 37.3% rising
30 Uganda 1,710 2019 up 66.0% rising
31 Angola 1,620 2019 up 45.9% rising
32 Morocco 1,540 2019 up 10.8% rising
33 Mozambique 1,520 2019 up 32.2% rising
34 Yemen 1,480 2019 up 48.1% rising
35 Ghana 1,430 2019 up 10.0% rising
36 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1,420 2019 up 2.9% rising
37 Saudi Arabia 1,410 2019 up 43.0% rising
38 Côte d'Ivoire 1,390 2019 up 41.0% rising
38 Iraq 1,390 2019 up 52.4% rising
40 Germany 1,380 2019 up 10.4% flat
41 Cameroon 1,270 2019 up 45.5% rising
41 Madagascar 1,270 2019 up 38.9% rising
43 Uzbekistan 1,230 2019 down 3.9% falling
44 Sri Lanka 1,220 2019 unchanged falling
44 Ukraine 1,220 2019 up 14.0% rising
46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,210 2019 up 19.8% rising
46 Peru 1,210 2019 up 15.2% falling
48 Cambodia 1,110 2019 up 22.9% rising
49 Poland 1,080 2019 down 7.7% falling
50 Italy 1,070 2019 up 8.7% rising
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,030 2019 up 11.4% rising
52 Burkina Faso 1,020 2019 up 42.9% rising
53 France 1,010 2019 up 17.3% rising
53 Niger 1,010 2019 up 59.1% rising
55 Mali 989 2019 up 42.7% rising
56 Senegal 927 2019 up 39.4% rising
57 Korea 902 2019 up 3.4% falling
58 Spain 852 2019 up 4.3% rising
59 Syrian Arab Republic 807 2019 down 9.3% rising
60 Chad 787 2019 up 55.8% rising
61 Malawi 715 2019 up 51.8% rising
62 Kazakhstan 702 2019 up 8.8% flat
63 Guinea 682 2019 up 39.2% rising
64 Zambia 662 2019 up 50.5% rising
65 Argentina 656 2019 up 9.0% rising
66 Haiti 651 2019 up 25.4% rising
67 Benin 644 2019 up 39.7% rising
68 Romania 633 2019 down 8.8% falling
69 Canada 612 2019 up 19.8% rising
70 Somalia 591 2019 up 43.4% rising
71 Zimbabwe 571 2019 up 17.0% rising
72 Tunisia 569 2019 up 10.3% rising
73 Jordan 547 2019 up 110.4% rising
74 Azerbaijan 487 2019 down 2.8% flat
75 Burundi 464 2019 up 73.1% rising
76 Sierra Leone 436 2019 up 44.9% rising
76 Tajikistan 436 2019 up 38.0% rising
78 South Sudan 432 2019 up 31.7% rising
79 Togo 429 2019 up 35.8% rising
80 Dominican Republic 419 2019 up 6.9% rising
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 412 2019 up 43.1% rising
82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 410 2019 up 6.5% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 401 2019 up 35.5% rising
84 Ecuador 397 2019 up 22.2% rising
85 Australia 352 2019 up 23.1% rising
86 Czechia 341 2019 up 2.7% rising
87 Libya 333 2019 up 12.9% rising
88 Lebanon 329 2019 up 70.5% rising
89 United Arab Emirates 320 2019 up 55.3% rising
90 Congo 310 2019 up 24.0% rising
90 Netherlands 310 2019 up 12.7% rising
92 Cuba 309 2019 down 19.5% falling
92 Rwanda 309 2019 up 17.5% rising
94 Kyrgyzstan 300 2019 up 20.0% rising
95 Honduras 298 2019 up 41.2% rising
96 Serbia 296 2019 up 1.0% falling
97 Hungary 293 2019 down 2.7% flat
98 Belarus 288 2019 down 4.0% falling
99 Chile 274 2019 up 21.8% rising
100 Liberia 255 2019 up 40.1% rising
101 Paraguay 249 2019 up 28.4% rising
102 Turkmenistan 238 2019 up 18.4% rising
103 Central African Republic 236 2019 up 11.3% rising
104 Mauritania 234 2019 up 37.6% rising
105 Belgium 233 2019 up 22.0% rising
106 Guatemala 231 2019 down 21.7% falling
107 Bulgaria 227 2019 down 8.8% falling
108 Greece 206 2019 up 3.5% falling
109 Slovakia 202 2019 down 1.0% flat
110 Palestine, State of 200 2019 up 41.8% rising
111 Republic of Moldova 198 2019 down 3.9% flat
112 Sweden 188 2019 up 20.5% rising
113 Portugal 184 2019 up 1.7% flat
114 Nicaragua 176 2019 up 34.4% rising
115 Oman 168 2019 up 43.6% rising
116 Austria 166 2019 up 11.4% rising
117 Switzerland 154 2019 up 20.3% rising
117 Israel 154 2019 up 32.8% rising
119 Georgia 151 2019 down 12.7% falling
120 Kuwait 146 2019 up 55.3% rising
120 Panama 146 2019 up 7.4% flat
122 Eritrea 144 2019 up 12.5% rising
123 Gabon 130 2019 up 44.3% rising
123 Gambia 130 2019 up 43.8% rising
125 Costa Rica 128 2019 up 17.4% rising
125 El Salvador 128 2019 up 17.4% rising
127 Croatia 123 2019 down 8.2% falling
128 Singapore 121 2019 up 19.8% rising
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 114 2019 down 18.0% falling
130 Albania 107 2019 unchanged falling
130 Botswana 107 2019 up 23.4% rising
132 Denmark 102 2019 up 9.7% rising
132 Guinea-Bissau 102 2019 up 35.6% rising
134 Norway 98.1 2019 up 23.2% rising
135 Jamaica 97 2019 up 7.8% flat
136 Ireland 92.2 2019 up 14.3% rising
137 Armenia 88.5 2019 down 10.7% falling
138 Namibia 85.9 2019 up 23.2% rising
139 New Zealand 81.9 2019 up 23.9% rising
140 Finland 81.7 2019 up 10.7% flat
141 Lithuania 77.7 2019 down 21.4% falling
142 Qatar 76.9 2019 up 79.7% rising
143 Mongolia 71.9 2019 up 1.3% rising
144 Uruguay 70.4 2019 up 20.3% rising
145 Bahrain 69.6 2019 up 25.2% rising
146 Lesotho 69 2019 up 1.8% falling
147 Equatorial Guinea 67 2019 up 56.5% rising
148 Slovenia 63.2 2019 down 3.4% falling
149 North Macedonia 60.8 2019 up 12.0% rising
150 Latvia 58 2019 down 20.5% falling
151 Timor-Leste 53.4 2019 up 52.1% rising
152 Eswatini 47.8 2019 up 12.2% rising
153 Mauritius 47.1 2019 up 24.3% rising
154 Djibouti 42.6 2019 up 29.1% rising
155 Trinidad and Tobago 41.4 2019 down 9.2% falling
156 Estonia 41.3 2019 down 4.4% falling
157 Bhutan 38.6 2019 up 22.2% rising
158 Fiji 36.4 2019 up 7.4% rising
159 Comoros 34.7 2019 up 34.5% rising
160 Solomon Islands 33.9 2019 up 26.5% rising
161 Guyana 33.7 2019 down 6.4% falling
162 Maldives 30.4 2019 up 26.1% rising
163 Cyprus 26.5 2019 up 20.5% rising
164 Cape Verde 23.4 2019 up 9.9% rising
165 Montenegro 16.9 2019 up 5.0% rising
166 Belize 13.3 2019 up 29.1% rising
167 Vanuatu 12.5 2019 up 31.4% rising
168 Brunei Darussalam 12.2 2019 up 18.4% rising
169 Sao Tome and Principe 11.3 2019 up 25.8% rising
170 Bahamas 10.6 2019 up 14.1% rising
170 Luxembourg 10.6 2019 up 41.1% rising
172 Malta 8.29 2019 up 15.0% rising
173 Barbados 7.51 2019 down 6.4% falling
174 Samoa 6.04 2019 up 13.7% rising
175 Iceland 5.41 2019 up 13.2% rising
176 Kiribati 5.18 2019 up 15.9% rising
177 Saint Lucia 4.58 2019 up 1.3% flat
178 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.5 2019 up 30.1% rising
179 Tonga 4.4 2019 up 9.7% rising
180 Seychelles 3.6 2019 down 1.6% falling
181 Grenada 3.28 2019 up 4.5% falling
182 Antigua and Barbuda 2.94 2019 up 5.4% flat
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.85 2019 down 4.4% falling
184 Marshall Islands 2.47 2019 up 12.3% rising
185 Dominica 2.33 2019 up 5.4% rising
186 Andorra 1.47 2019 down 5.8% rising
186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.47 2019 down 3.3% falling
188 Cook Islands 0.76 2019 down 5.0% flat
189 Palau 0.75 2019 down 12.8% falling
190 San Marino 0.6 2019 up 15.4% rising
191 Monaco 0.58 2019 up 20.8% rising
192 Naoero 0.52 2019 up 8.3% rising
193 Tuvalu 0.51 2019 up 15.9% rising
194 Niue 0.07 2019 up 16.7% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
203 places, 4,060 data points, 2000–2019
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