Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia
Zambia: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,367 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 1,367, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia peaked at 1,367 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 817.7, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 66th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 820.6 | — |
| 2001 | 817.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 817.7 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 818.9 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 821.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 824.3 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 828.8 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 834.1 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 841.6 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 852.1 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 866 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 880.7 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 901.9 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 929.8 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 961.5 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 995.4 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,032 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,068 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,108 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,149 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,193 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1,242 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,300 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,367 | +5.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1,367 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1,367 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 827.71 | 817.7 | 852.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 989.22 | 866 | 1,149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,276 | 1,193 | 1,367 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Zambia was 1,367 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,367 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 817.7 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Zambia ranks 66th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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