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Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates) by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
59.9
Gabon
Lowest
10.5
Guatemala
Median
25.4
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
8,376

What the numbers show

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 59.9 in Gabon; the lowest is 10.5 in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.4, and the mean is 27.61.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 159 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 33.3%).

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Gabon 59.9 2023 up 0.3% falling
2 Mali 56.5 2023 up 5.2% falling
3 Mauritania 54.5 2023 up 4.2% falling
4 India 53.7 2023 up 6.8% rising
5 Cote d'Ivoire 51.4 2023 up 3.2% falling
6 Benin 50 2023 up 0.8% falling
7 Niger 47.1 2023 up 6.3% falling
8 Mozambique 47 2023 up 4.2% falling
9 Congo 46.7 2023 down 7.2% falling
10 Pakistan 46.5 2023 up 1.5% rising
10 Chad 46.5 2023 down 5.7% falling
12 Somalia 46.2 2023 up 9.5% flat
13 Gambia 46.1 2023 down 12.0% falling
14 Haiti 45.9 2023 up 9.8% falling
15 Guinea 45.7 2023 unchanged falling
15 Guinea-Bissau 45.7 2023 unchanged falling
17 Afghanistan 45.4 2023 up 21.4% rising
18 Sierra Leone 44.6 2023 down 1.3% falling
19 Burkina Faso 44.3 2023 down 4.5% falling
20 Angola 43.8 2023 down 2.2% falling
21 Central African Republic 43.4 2023 down 0.7% falling
21 Maldives 43.4 2023 down 1.6% falling
23 Senegal 43.1 2023 down 11.5% falling
24 Liberia 42.5 2023 up 5.5% falling
25 Togo 41.5 2023 down 0.2% falling
26 Equatorial Guinea 41.3 2023 down 3.1% falling
27 Cape Verde 40.6 2023 down 3.6% falling
28 Democratic Republic of Congo 40 2023 down 6.5% falling
29 Myanmar 39.7 2023 up 11.5% falling
29 Sao Tome and Principe 39.7 2023 down 2.7% falling
31 Burundi 39 2023 up 41.8% rising
32 Cameroon 38.9 2023 up 4.6% falling
33 Tanzania 38.8 2023 up 5.4% falling
34 Bahrain 38.4 2023 down 2.0% falling
35 Cambodia 38 2023 down 3.3% falling
36 Nigeria 37.9 2023 down 11.7% falling
37 Bangladesh 37.6 2023 up 8.7% flat
38 Guyana 37.5 2023 up 1.1% falling
39 Tajikistan 37.3 2023 up 3.6% falling
40 Madagascar 37.2 2023 up 14.5% flat
41 Yemen 36.4 2023 up 5.8% falling
42 Ghana 36 2023 down 11.3% falling
43 Azerbaijan 35.6 2023 up 0.6% falling
43 Eritrea 35.6 2023 up 12.7% falling
45 South Sudan 35 2023 up 17.8% flat
46 Turkmenistan 34.8 2023 up 3.0% falling
47 Oman 34.4 2023 up 2.1% falling
48 Lesotho 34.2 2023 up 44.3% flat
49 Lebanon 34 2023 up 16.4% rising
49 Sudan 34 2023 up 5.9% falling
51 Bhutan 33.8 2023 up 18.6% rising
52 Nepal 33.2 2023 up 4.7% flat
53 Jordan 33 2023 up 13.8% rising
54 Kyrgyzstan 32.9 2023 down 2.1% falling
55 Mauritius 32.8 2023 up 52.6% rising
56 Egypt 32.7 2023 up 13.1% falling
57 Solomon Islands 32.6 2023 up 10.5% flat
58 Malawi 32.4 2023 up 21.8% falling
59 Kenya 32.2 2023 up 17.9% falling
60 Djibouti 31.8 2023 up 15.6% flat
61 Algeria 31.6 2023 up 5.3% falling
62 Malaysia 31.3 2023 down 4.9% flat
63 South Africa 31.2 2023 up 17.7% falling
64 Syria 31 2023 up 6.9% falling
65 Botswana 30.9 2023 up 14.0% falling
66 Kazakhstan 30.5 2023 up 5.5% falling
67 Uzbekistan 30.4 2023 down 4.1% falling
67 Vanuatu 30.4 2023 up 16.0% rising
69 Georgia 30.2 2023 up 1.3% falling
70 Comoros 29.9 2023 up 13.7% falling
70 Fiji 29.9 2023 up 4.9% falling
72 East Timor 29.7 2023 up 6.1% falling
73 Morocco 29.5 2023 up 4.2% falling
74 Libya 29.3 2023 up 3.9% falling
74 Turkey 29.3 2023 up 1.7% falling
76 Papua New Guinea 28.8 2023 up 14.3% flat
77 Laos 28.6 2023 down 5.6% falling
78 Moldova 28.5 2023 up 15.4% flat
79 Eswatini 28.3 2023 up 19.4% falling
80 United Arab Emirates 28.2 2023 down 0.4% flat
81 Kuwait 27.7 2023 up 5.3% flat
81 Tunisia 27.7 2023 up 4.9% flat
83 North Korea 27.5 2023 down 1.4% falling
83 Zimbabwe 27.5 2023 up 8.3% falling
85 Uganda 27.2 2023 up 12.4% falling
86 Iraq 27.1 2023 up 1.5% falling
86 Zambia 27.1 2023 up 3.0% falling
88 Kiribati 26.9 2023 up 8.9% flat
89 Indonesia 26.7 2023 down 7.6% falling
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 2023 up 17.1% rising
91 Palau 25.9 2023 up 13.1% rising
92 Bulgaria 25.8 2023 up 18.9% rising
92 Montenegro 25.8 2023 up 22.9% rising
92 Seychelles 25.8 2023 up 19.4% flat
95 Slovenia 25.7 2023 up 20.7% rising
96 Iran 25.5 2023 up 22.0% rising
96 Panama 25.5 2023 up 13.3% falling
98 Slovakia 25.3 2023 up 16.6% rising
99 Venezuela 25.2 2023 up 30.6% falling
100 Bolivia 24.9 2023 down 2.0% falling
100 Namibia 24.9 2023 up 31.7% falling
100 Serbia 24.9 2023 up 18.6% rising
103 Palestine 24.8 2023 up 3.3% falling
104 Albania 24.7 2023 up 21.7% rising
104 Estonia 24.7 2023 up 17.6% rising
106 Czechia 24.6 2023 up 16.6% rising
107 Uruguay 24.5 2023 up 22.5% rising
108 Romania 24.3 2023 up 15.7% rising
109 Hungary 24.1 2023 up 18.7% rising
109 Russia 24.1 2023 up 19.3% rising
111 Niue 24 2023 up 12.7% flat
112 Cook Islands 23.9 2023 up 13.3% flat
113 Lithuania 23.7 2023 up 19.1% rising
114 Qatar 23.6 2023 down 6.7% falling
115 Argentina 23.5 2023 up 14.6% rising
115 Marshall Islands 23.5 2023 up 7.3% flat
117 Poland 23.4 2023 up 19.4% rising
118 Croatia 23.3 2023 up 13.7% rising
119 Paraguay 23.2 2023 up 19.6% falling
119 Tuvalu 23.2 2023 up 18.4% rising
121 Ethiopia 23.1 2023 up 26.9% falling
122 Nauru 22.5 2023 up 16.6% rising
123 Colombia 22.4 2023 up 25.8% falling
123 Dominican Republic 22.4 2023 up 16.7% falling
125 Cuba 22.2 2023 up 15.0% falling
125 Suriname 22.2 2023 up 16.8% falling
127 Belarus 22.1 2023 up 20.8% rising
127 Micronesia (country) 22.1 2023 up 20.8% rising
127 Trinidad and Tobago 22.1 2023 up 18.8% falling
130 Dominica 22 2023 up 16.4% falling
131 Samoa 21.9 2023 up 16.5% rising
132 Jamaica 21.5 2023 up 18.1% falling
132 North Macedonia 21.5 2023 up 26.5% rising
134 Latvia 21.4 2023 up 10.9% flat
135 Belize 21.3 2023 up 19.7% falling
135 Brazil 21.3 2023 up 0.9% falling
137 Peru 21 2023 up 17.3% falling
138 Grenada 20.9 2023 up 14.2% falling
138 Sri Lanka 20.9 2023 down 17.1% falling
140 Thailand 20.7 2023 down 7.6% flat
140 Tonga 20.7 2023 up 15.0% rising
142 Vietnam 20.5 2023 up 9.6% falling
143 Antigua and Barbuda 20.3 2023 up 14.7% falling
144 Ecuador 20.2 2023 up 11.6% falling
145 Barbados 20.1 2023 up 14.9% falling
146 Saint Lucia 19.9 2023 up 22.1% falling
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.4 2023 up 16.9% falling
147 Ukraine 19.4 2023 up 45.9% rising
149 Mongolia 19.1 2023 down 3.0% falling
150 Bahamas 18.8 2023 up 14.6% falling
150 Honduras 18.8 2023 up 34.3% flat
150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.8 2023 up 13.3% falling
153 Armenia 18.7 2023 up 1.1% flat
153 Japan 18.7 2023 down 3.1% falling
155 Brunei 18.3 2023 up 21.2% flat
156 Saudi Arabia 17.6 2023 down 6.9% falling
157 Denmark 17 2023 up 28.8% rising
158 Sweden 16.8 2023 up 30.2% rising
159 Austria 16.7 2023 up 30.5% rising
160 Switzerland 16.6 2023 up 31.7% rising
160 Singapore 16.6 2023 up 25.8% rising
162 Netherlands 16.5 2023 up 31.0% rising
163 Andorra 16.4 2023 up 29.1% rising
163 Cyprus 16.4 2023 up 30.2% rising
163 Italy 16.4 2023 up 33.3% rising
166 Norway 16.3 2023 up 27.3% rising
167 Rwanda 16.1 2023 up 14.2% falling
168 Monaco 15.9 2023 up 28.2% rising
169 Chile 15.7 2023 up 57.0% rising
169 South Korea 15.7 2023 up 16.3% falling
169 Malta 15.7 2023 up 33.1% rising
169 San Marino 15.7 2023 up 28.7% rising
173 China 15.6 2023 up 2.0% falling
173 Spain 15.6 2023 up 30.0% rising
173 Greece 15.6 2023 up 25.8% rising
176 Luxembourg 15.4 2023 up 31.6% rising
177 Belgium 15 2023 up 32.7% rising
177 Portugal 15 2023 up 28.2% rising
177 United States 15 2023 up 36.4% rising
180 Iceland 14.7 2023 up 28.9% rising
181 Israel 14.6 2023 up 24.8% rising
182 El Salvador 14.4 2023 up 39.8% rising
183 Canada 14 2023 up 75.0% rising
183 Germany 14 2023 up 48.9% rising
183 Ireland 14 2023 up 20.7% rising
186 Costa Rica 13.7 2023 up 34.3% falling
187 Finland 13.6 2023 up 41.7% rising
187 United Kingdom 13.6 2023 up 25.9% rising
189 Mexico 13.2 2023 up 28.2% falling
190 France 13.1 2023 up 59.8% rising
191 New Zealand 12.4 2023 up 29.2% rising
192 Philippines 12 2023 down 33.3% falling
193 Australia 11.1 2023 up 58.6% rising
194 Guatemala 10.5 2023 up 25.0% 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 women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 8,376 data points, 2000–2023
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