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

United States: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 11,694 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,694
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11,694
in 2023
All-time low
5,395
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2000201120232000: 5.5k2001: 5.4k2002: 5.4k2003: 5.5k2004: 5.6k2005: 5.8k2006: 6.0k2007: 6.3k2008: 6.6k2009: 6.9k2010: 7.2k2011: 7.6k2012: 7.9k2013: 8.1k2014: 8.4k2015: 8.6k2016: 8.8k2017: 9.0k2018: 9.3k2019: 9.6k2020: 10.0k2021: 10.4k2022: 11.0k2023: 11.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

United States recorded 11,694 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 6.4% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in United States peaked at 11,694 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,395, in 2001.

United States ranks 8th 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in United States, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 5,466
2001 5,395 -1.3%
2002 5,396 +0.0%
2003 5,459 +1.2%
2004 5,574 +2.1%
2005 5,760 +3.3%
2006 6,006 +4.3%
2007 6,296 +4.8%
2008 6,611 +5.0%
2009 6,927 +4.8%
2010 7,240 +4.5%
2011 7,555 +4.3%
2012 7,852 +3.9%
2013 8,122 +3.4%
2014 8,369 +3.0%
2015 8,582 +2.5%
2016 8,790 +2.4%
2017 9,005 +2.4%
2018 9,268 +2.9%
2019 9,600 +3.6%
2020 9,980 +4.0%
2021 10,416 +4.4%
2022 10,992 +5.5%
2023 11,694 +6.4%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 11,694 is above the median for high income countries, which is 260.6, 44.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,889 5,395 6,927 10
2010s 8,438 7,240 9,600 10
2020s 10,770 9,980 11,694 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 5 Indonesia 19,423 compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 18,320 compare
  3. 7 Brazil 11,832 compare
  4. 9 Egypt 9,385 compare
  5. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 9,259 compare
  6. 11 Russia 8,201 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in United States?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in United States was 11,694 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 11,694 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 5,395 in 2001.
How does United States rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
United States ranks 8th 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 United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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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