Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana
Ghana: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 3,044 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana is 3,044, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana peaked at 3,044 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,193, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,193 | — |
| 2001 | 2,254 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,323 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,392 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,462 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2,530 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,591 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,644 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,685 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,713 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,730 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,739 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,745 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,753 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,761 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,772 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,787 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,804 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,823 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,847 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,880 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,925 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,979 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,044 | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,044 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,044 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 | 2,193 | 2,713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,776 | 2,730 | 2,847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,957 | 2,880 | 3,044 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Ghana was 3,044 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,044 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,193 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Ghana ranks 33rd 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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