Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 18,320 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,320
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18,320
in 2023
All-time low
12,148
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh, 2000–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201120232000: 12.1k2001: 12.4k2002: 12.6k2003: 12.8k2004: 13.0k2005: 13.2k2006: 13.4k2007: 13.5k2008: 13.6k2009: 13.8k2010: 13.9k2011: 14.1k2012: 14.3k2013: 14.6k2014: 14.8k2015: 15.2k2016: 15.5k2017: 15.8k2018: 16.1k2019: 16.4k2020: 16.8k2021: 17.2k2022: 17.7k2023: 18.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 18,320 for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh peaked at 18,320 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,148, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 12,148
2001 12,375 +1.9%
2002 12,589 +1.7%
2003 12,794 +1.6%
2004 12,990 +1.5%
2005 13,181 +1.5%
2006 13,354 +1.3%
2007 13,503 +1.1%
2008 13,633 +1.0%
2009 13,760 +0.9%
2010 13,906 +1.1%
2011 14,085 +1.3%
2012 14,304 +1.6%
2013 14,561 +1.8%
2014 14,847 +2.0%
2015 15,154 +2.1%
2016 15,476 +2.1%
2017 15,784 +2.0%
2018 16,092 +1.9%
2019 16,427 +2.1%
2020 16,802 +2.3%
2021 17,214 +2.5%
2022 17,714 +2.9%
2023 18,320 +3.4%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 18,320 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 16.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 18,320 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,020, 9.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,033 12,148 13,760 10
2010s 15,064 13,906 16,427 10
2020s 17,512 16,802 18,320 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 3 Pakistan 28,510 compare
  2. 4 Nigeria 20,199 compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 19,423 compare
  4. 7 Brazil 11,832 compare
  5. 8 United States 11,694 compare
  6. 9 Egypt 9,385 compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bangladesh was 18,320 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 18,320 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 12,148 in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
214 places, 5,136 data points, 2000–2023
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