Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 589.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
589.6
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
91st
of 193 countries
All-time high
589.6
in 2023
All-time low
436.6
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023

02004006002000201120232000: 436.62001: 440.42002: 445.32003: 4512004: 456.42005: 463.22006: 472.42007: 482.32008: 491.12009: 4982010: 503.52011: 509.32012: 515.42013: 5212014: 526.22015: 5322016: 537.92017: 5432018: 546.72019: 550.42020: 555.82021: 563.32022: 574.22023: 589.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 589.6 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 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 589.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 436.6, in 2000.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 436.6
2001 440.4 +0.9%
2002 445.3 +1.1%
2003 451 +1.3%
2004 456.4 +1.2%
2005 463.2 +1.5%
2006 472.4 +2.0%
2007 482.3 +2.1%
2008 491.1 +1.8%
2009 498 +1.4%
2010 503.5 +1.1%
2011 509.3 +1.2%
2012 515.4 +1.2%
2013 521 +1.1%
2014 526.2 +1.0%
2015 532 +1.1%
2016 537.9 +1.1%
2017 543 +0.9%
2018 546.7 +0.7%
2019 550.4 +0.7%
2020 555.8 +1.0%
2021 563.3 +1.3%
2022 574.2 +1.9%
2023 589.6 +2.7%

Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 589.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 589.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 207.9, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 463.67 436.6 498 10
2010s 528.54 503.5 550.4 10
2020s 570.73 555.8 589.6 4

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 88 Turkmenistan 655.1 compare
  2. 89 Dominican Republic 649 compare
  3. 90 Netherlands 647.1 compare
  4. 92 Czechia 581.1 compare
  5. 93 Kyrgyzstan 567.6 compare
  6. 94 Liberia 565.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 589.6 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 589.6 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 436.6 in 2000.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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