Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 73.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan stood at 73.4. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan peaked at 73.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6 | — |
| 2001 | 40.1 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.8 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 41.7 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 42.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 44 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 45.1 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 46.2 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 47.2 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 48.2 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49.3 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 50.4 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.8 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.2 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 55.6 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 59.2 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 61.3 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.4 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 68.1 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 70.6 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 73.4 | +4.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 73.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 73.4 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,020, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.57 | 39.6 | 48.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.49 | 49.3 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.45 | 65.7 | 73.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Bhutan was 73.4 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Bhutan ranks 156th 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 Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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