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Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%) by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
28.0%
Maldives
Lowest
5.1%
Guatemala
Median
16.1%
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,180

What the numbers show

Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in Maldives; the lowest is 5.1% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.1%, and the mean is 15.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 34.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 42.0%).

Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Maldives 28.0% 2019 up 9.8% rising
2 Nigeria 26.7% 2019 up 6.0% rising
3 Congo 26.1% 2019 down 2.6% flat
3 Cambodia 26.1% 2019 up 5.2% flat
5 Gabon 26.0% 2019 up 2.4% rising
6 Gambia 25.6% 2019 up 4.1% rising
7 Benin 25.5% 2019 up 2.4% flat
7 Mali 25.5% 2019 up 2.4% flat
9 Senegal 25.4% 2019 up 3.7% rising
10 India 25.2% 2019 up 6.8% rising
11 Sierra Leone 24.9% 2019 up 7.8% rising
12 Angola 24.8% 2019 down 0.4% flat
12 Chad 24.8% 2019 up 4.2% flat
14 Côte d'Ivoire 24.6% 2019 up 2.5% flat
14 Equatorial Guinea 24.6% 2019 up 2.1% rising
16 Sao Tome and Principe 24.4% 2019 up 2.5% flat
17 Guinea 24.1% 2019 up 3.0% rising
18 Burkina Faso 24.0% 2019 up 2.6% flat
18 Niger 24.0% 2019 up 6.7% rising
20 Sri Lanka 23.7% 2019 down 0.8% falling
21 Myanmar 23.6% 2019 up 7.8% flat
21 Togo 23.6% 2019 up 1.3% flat
23 Central African Republic 23.4% 2019 up 0.4% flat
23 Guinea-Bissau 23.4% 2019 up 1.3% flat
23 Liberia 23.4% 2019 up 1.3% flat
26 Afghanistan 23.3% 2019 up 24.6% rising
27 Mauritania 23.2% 2019 up 1.3% flat
28 Mozambique 23.1% 2019 down 3.8% falling
29 Haiti 22.9% 2019 up 4.6% flat
29 Solomon Islands 22.9% 2019 down 1.7% flat
31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.6% 2019 up 17.7% rising
32 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.4% 2019 up 3.2% flat
33 Cameroon 22.3% 2019 up 6.2% rising
34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.9% 2019 down 1.4% falling
35 Pakistan 21.8% 2019 up 6.3% rising
36 Jordan 21.7% 2019 up 34.8% rising
37 Yemen 21.5% 2019 up 4.9% rising
38 Bangladesh 21.3% 2019 up 8.7% rising
39 Madagascar 20.9% 2019 unchanged flat
40 Bahrain 20.8% 2019 down 0.5% falling
40 Malaysia 20.8% 2019 up 9.5% flat
42 Ghana 20.4% 2019 down 13.2% falling
42 Nepal 20.4% 2019 up 4.1% flat
42 Tajikistan 20.4% 2019 up 17.2% flat
45 Naoero 20.2% 2019 up 2.0% flat
46 Egypt 19.9% 2019 down 7.0% falling
47 Kyrgyzstan 19.7% 2019 up 10.7% rising
47 Tunisia 19.7% 2019 up 10.1% rising
49 Bhutan 19.5% 2019 up 1.6% flat
49 Palau 19.5% 2019 up 4.3% flat
51 Papua New Guinea 19.4% 2019 up 5.4% flat
51 Somalia 19.4% 2019 up 2.1% flat
53 Republic of Moldova 19.3% 2019 up 4.3% rising
54 Azerbaijan 19.2% 2019 down 1.0% falling
54 Tuvalu 19.2% 2019 up 4.9% flat
56 Burundi 19.1% 2019 up 25.7% rising
56 Algeria 19.1% 2019 up 4.4% flat
56 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.1% 2019 down 2.6% falling
59 Eritrea 19.0% 2019 up 3.8% flat
59 Sudan 19.0% 2019 up 5.6% flat
59 Cook Islands 19.0% 2019 up 5.6% flat
62 Kiribati 18.8% 2019 up 3.9% flat
62 Marshall Islands 18.8% 2019 up 5.6% flat
64 Niue 18.7% 2019 up 5.6% flat
65 Indonesia 18.5% 2019 up 10.1% flat
65 Oman 18.5% 2019 up 2.2% falling
65 Syrian Arab Republic 18.5% 2019 up 5.7% flat
68 Tonga 18.4% 2019 up 7.0% rising
69 Lebanon 18.3% 2019 up 19.6% rising
69 Libya 18.3% 2019 up 5.2% flat
69 Vanuatu 18.3% 2019 up 2.2% falling
72 Timor-Leste 18.2% 2019 up 13.0% flat
72 Türkiye 18.2% 2019 up 1.7% falling
74 Qatar 18.1% 2019 up 5.8% flat
74 Uganda 18.1% 2019 up 9.0% flat
76 Comoros 18.0% 2019 up 3.4% falling
76 South Sudan 18.0% 2019 up 4.0% flat
78 Botswana 17.9% 2019 up 3.5% flat
79 Djibouti 17.7% 2019 up 7.9% flat
79 Guyana 17.7% 2019 down 8.8% falling
81 Saudi Arabia 17.4% 2019 up 9.4% flat
82 Fiji 17.3% 2019 up 8.8% flat
82 Georgia 17.3% 2019 up 1.8% falling
82 Palestine, State of 17.3% 2019 up 5.5% flat
85 Malawi 17.2% 2019 up 4.9% falling
86 Morocco 16.9% 2019 up 3.0% falling
87 Zambia 16.8% 2019 up 3.1% flat
88 Cape Verde 16.6% 2019 down 4.6% falling
89 Albania 16.5% 2019 up 14.6% rising
89 Kazakhstan 16.5% 2019 up 10.7% flat
89 Eswatini 16.5% 2019 up 2.5% flat
92 Micronesia, Federated States of 16.4% 2019 up 13.9% rising
92 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.4% 2019 up 7.9% flat
94 United Arab Emirates 16.3% 2019 up 4.5% rising
95 Seychelles 16.2% 2019 up 4.5% falling
95 Zimbabwe 16.2% 2019 unchanged falling
97 Slovakia 16.1% 2019 up 8.1% rising
97 Turkmenistan 16.1% 2019 up 8.1% falling
99 Kenya 16.0% 2019 down 4.2% falling
100 Thailand 15.9% 2019 up 13.6% rising
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.8% 2019 up 4.6% rising
101 Kuwait 15.8% 2019 up 20.6% rising
103 Bulgaria 15.7% 2019 up 5.4% rising
103 Dominican Republic 15.7% 2019 down 4.3% falling
105 South Africa 15.3% 2019 down 1.9% falling
106 Slovenia 15.2% 2019 up 9.4% rising
107 Iraq 15.1% 2019 up 4.9% falling
107 Romania 15.1% 2019 up 5.6% rising
107 Serbia 15.1% 2019 up 6.3% rising
110 Estonia 15.0% 2019 up 7.9% rising
110 Mauritius 15.0% 2019 up 28.2% rising
110 Samoa 15.0% 2019 up 9.5% flat
113 Latvia 14.9% 2019 up 5.7% flat
114 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.8% 2019 up 13.8% falling
115 Czechia 14.7% 2019 up 9.7% rising
115 Peru 14.7% 2019 up 2.1% falling
117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.6% 2019 down 14.1% falling
117 Uzbekistan 14.6% 2019 down 13.1% falling
119 Colombia 14.5% 2019 down 11.0% falling
119 Russian Federation 14.5% 2019 up 5.1% flat
121 Croatia 14.3% 2019 up 4.4% rising
122 Paraguay 14.2% 2019 up 7.6% flat
123 Panama 14.1% 2019 down 7.2% falling
124 Namibia 14.0% 2019 up 2.2% falling
124 Viet Nam 14.0% 2019 up 13.8% falling
126 Lithuania 13.9% 2019 up 9.4% flat
127 Belarus 13.7% 2019 up 9.6% flat
128 Hungary 13.5% 2019 up 3.8% rising
129 Lesotho 13.2% 2019 down 5.7% falling
130 Dominica 13.1% 2019 up 4.8% falling
130 Ethiopia 13.1% 2019 up 12.0% falling
132 Jamaica 12.9% 2019 up 1.6% falling
133 Belize 12.8% 2019 down 3.0% falling
134 Poland 12.7% 2019 up 1.6% flat
135 Cuba 12.3% 2019 down 6.1% falling
135 North Macedonia 12.3% 2019 up 17.1% rising
137 Armenia 12.2% 2019 down 1.6% falling
137 Grenada 12.2% 2019 up 0.8% falling
137 Ukraine 12.2% 2019 up 31.2% rising
140 Trinidad and Tobago 12.1% 2019 down 5.5% falling
141 Japan 12.0% 2019 up 1.7% falling
141 Montenegro 12.0% 2019 up 10.1% rising
143 Antigua and Barbuda 11.8% 2019 up 2.6% falling
144 Honduras 11.7% 2019 up 8.3% falling
145 Brazil 11.5% 2019 down 18.4% falling
145 Barbados 11.5% 2019 unchanged falling
147 Brunei Darussalam 10.7% 2019 up 12.6% flat
148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.6% 2019 down 2.8% falling
149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.5% 2019 down 7.1% falling
150 Rwanda 10.4% 2019 down 11.1% falling
151 Nicaragua 10.3% 2019 up 17.0% falling
152 Bahamas 10.2% 2019 up 4.1% falling
153 Costa Rica 10.1% 2019 up 11.0% falling
154 Belgium 9.7% 2019 up 22.8% rising
155 Mexico 9.5% 2019 down 5.9% falling
156 Greece 9.4% 2019 up 20.5% rising
157 Saint Lucia 9.2% 2019 down 3.2% falling
158 Ecuador 9.1% 2019 up 2.2% falling
159 Sweden 9.0% 2019 up 18.4% rising
160 Cyprus 8.9% 2019 up 15.6% rising
160 Mongolia 8.9% 2019 down 3.3% falling
162 Malta 8.8% 2019 up 14.3% rising
162 Singapore 8.8% 2019 up 15.8% rising
162 Uruguay 8.8% 2019 up 17.3% rising
165 Austria 8.7% 2019 up 16.0% rising
165 Italy 8.7% 2019 up 17.6% rising
165 Netherlands 8.7% 2019 up 19.2% rising
168 Monaco 8.5% 2019 up 16.4% rising
168 San Marino 8.5% 2019 up 16.4% rising
170 Germany 8.4% 2019 up 21.7% rising
170 Denmark 8.4% 2019 up 9.1% flat
170 Spain 8.4% 2019 up 16.7% rising
173 Andorra 8.3% 2019 up 15.3% rising
173 Switzerland 8.3% 2019 up 18.6% rising
173 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.3% 2019 up 20.3% rising
173 Israel 8.3% 2019 up 15.3% rising
173 Norway 8.3% 2019 up 13.7% rising
173 Portugal 8.3% 2019 up 13.7% rising
179 Ireland 8.2% 2019 up 15.5% rising
180 China 8.1% 2019 down 3.6% falling
181 Korea 7.7% 2019 up 14.9% rising
181 New Zealand 7.7% 2019 up 20.3% rising
183 Philippines 7.6% 2019 down 22.4% falling
184 France 7.5% 2019 up 21.0% rising
185 Canada 7.4% 2019 up 17.5% rising
185 Finland 7.4% 2019 up 13.8% rising
185 El Salvador 7.4% 2019 up 8.8% flat
188 Iceland 7.2% 2019 up 12.5% rising
188 Luxembourg 7.2% 2019 up 16.1% rising
190 United States of America 7.1% 2019 up 20.3% rising
191 Australia 6.2% 2019 up 12.7% rising
192 Argentina 6.1% 2019 down 1.6% falling
193 Chile 5.9% 2019 up 13.5% rising
194 Guatemala 5.1% 2019 down 42.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
209 places, 4,180 data points, 2000–2019
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