Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries

ECE_All countries: Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 was 19.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.42
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
129th
of 155 groups
All-time high
19.42
in 2023
All-time low
15.1
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 15.52001: 15.32002: 15.22003: 15.12004: 15.12005: 15.12006: 15.12007: 15.22008: 15.32009: 15.32010: 15.42011: 15.52012: 15.72013: 15.82014: 162015: 16.22016: 16.42017: 16.72018: 172019: 17.32020: 17.72021: 18.22022: 18.82023: 19.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries is 19.42, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries peaked at 19.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.1, in 2004.

ECE_All countries ranks 129th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates) in ECE_All countries, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 15.48
2001 15.29 -1.2%
2002 15.17 -0.8%
2003 15.13 -0.2%
2004 15.1 -0.2%
2005 15.1 +0.0%
2006 15.15 +0.3%
2007 15.2 +0.4%
2008 15.27 +0.5%
2009 15.33 +0.3%
2010 15.4 +0.5%
2011 15.51 +0.7%
2012 15.65 +0.9%
2013 15.84 +1.2%
2014 16.02 +1.2%
2015 16.22 +1.3%
2016 16.44 +1.3%
2017 16.69 +1.5%
2018 16.97 +1.7%
2019 17.29 +1.9%
2020 17.7 +2.3%
2021 18.18 +2.7%
2022 18.76 +3.2%
2023 19.42 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.22 15.1 15.48 10
2010s 16.2 15.4 17.29 10
2020s 18.51 17.7 19.42 4

Countries ranked near ECE_All countries

  1. 127 Belarus 22.1 compare
  2. 127 Micronesia, Federated States of 22.1 compare
  3. 127 Trinidad and Tobago 22.1 compare
  4. 130 Dominica 22 compare
  5. 131 Samoa 21.9 compare
  6. 132 Jamaica 21.5 compare
  7. 132 North Macedonia 21.5 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries?
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries was 19.42 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 recorded in ECE_All countries?
The highest recorded value was 19.42 in 2023.
What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 recorded in ECE_All countries?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1 in 2004.
How does ECE_All countries rank for prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49?
ECE_All countries ranks 129th out of 155 groups with data for 2023.
Is prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 rising or falling in ECE_All countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE_All countries data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-anaemia-in-women-aged-15-49-modeled-estimates/ece-all-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-anaemia-in-women-aged-15-49-modeled-estimates/ece-all-countries/">Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 in ECE_All countries</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 (Modeled Estimates)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 8,376 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed