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

Italy: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,923 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,923
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,923
in 2023
All-time low
1,582
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201120232000: 1.6k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.6k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.6k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.6k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.8k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1,923 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Italy peaked at 1,923 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,582, in 2003.

Italy ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Italy, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1,641
2001 1,608 -2.0%
2002 1,587 -1.3%
2003 1,582 -0.3%
2004 1,587 +0.3%
2005 1,592 +0.3%
2006 1,595 +0.2%
2007 1,603 +0.5%
2008 1,616 +0.8%
2009 1,621 +0.3%
2010 1,622 +0.1%
2011 1,631 +0.5%
2012 1,642 +0.7%
2013 1,654 +0.8%
2014 1,662 +0.4%
2015 1,668 +0.4%
2016 1,677 +0.6%
2017 1,694 +1.0%
2018 1,710 +0.9%
2019 1,732 +1.3%
2020 1,764 +1.8%
2021 1,808 +2.5%
2022 1,863 +3.0%
2023 1,923 +3.2%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 1,923 is above the median for high income countries, which is 260.6, 7.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 1,923 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 325, 5.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,603 1,582 1,641 10
2010s 1,669 1,622 1,732 10
2020s 1,839 1,764 1,923 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 47 United Kingdom 2,034 compare
  2. 48 Chad 2,002 compare
  3. 49 Syria 1,978 compare
  4. 51 Senegal 1,915 compare
  5. 52 Peru 1,872 compare
  6. 53 Somalia 1,859 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 Italy?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Italy was 1,923 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1,923 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,582 in 2003.
How does Italy rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Italy ranks 50th 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 Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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