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Share of pregnant women who have anemia by country

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
62.1%
Mali
Lowest
10.2%
United States of America
Median
27.6%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,608

What the numbers show

Share of pregnant women who have anemia is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 62.1% in Mali; the lowest is 10.2% in United States of America.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.6%, and the mean is 30.4%.

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

Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 18.3%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 25.2%).

Share of pregnant women who have anemia: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 62.1% 2023 up 4.0% falling
2 Benin 60.2% 2023 down 0.3% falling
3 Côte d'Ivoire 57.3% 2023 up 4.0% flat
4 Niger 55.9% 2023 up 2.9% flat
5 Gabon 54.8% 2023 up 0.2% falling
6 Mozambique 54.6% 2023 up 6.8% flat
7 Gambia 54.1% 2023 down 10.3% falling
8 Mauritania 53.9% 2023 up 0.9% falling
9 Sierra Leone 53.7% 2023 up 4.5% falling
10 Somalia 52.8% 2023 up 5.6% rising
11 Togo 52.6% 2023 down 2.4% falling
12 Chad 51.2% 2023 down 6.7% falling
13 Guinea-Bissau 51.1% 2023 down 0.4% falling
14 Senegal 50.9% 2023 down 10.9% falling
15 Guinea 50.2% 2023 down 7.4% falling
16 Burkina Faso 49.5% 2023 down 4.6% falling
17 Liberia 49.2% 2023 up 4.9% falling
18 Central African Republic 48.4% 2023 up 0.2% falling
19 Congo 46.8% 2023 down 7.3% falling
20 India 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% falling
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 46.6% 2023 down 5.5% falling
22 Angola 45.9% 2023 up 1.3% falling
23 Haiti 45.5% 2023 down 3.0% falling
24 Ghana 45.3% 2023 down 5.8% falling
25 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.1% 2023 up 0.2% falling
26 Nigeria 45.0% 2023 down 8.4% falling
27 Burundi 44.7% 2023 up 18.3% rising
28 Cape Verde 43.9% 2023 down 2.2% falling
29 Myanmar 43.4% 2023 down 2.5% falling
30 Equatorial Guinea 42.9% 2023 down 2.1% falling
30 Sao Tome and Principe 42.9% 2023 down 1.2% falling
32 Kyrgyzstan 42.5% 2023 up 11.5% rising
33 South Sudan 42.2% 2023 up 8.2% flat
34 Eritrea 41.5% 2023 up 4.3% falling
35 Maldives 41.3% 2023 down 10.6% falling
36 Yemen 41.2% 2023 up 7.3% falling
37 Cameroon 41.0% 2023 down 3.1% falling
37 Cambodia 41.0% 2023 down 12.0% falling
39 Kenya 39.8% 2023 up 3.4% falling
40 Tajikistan 39.6% 2023 up 3.9% flat
41 Madagascar 39.3% 2023 up 6.5% falling
42 Pakistan 39.1% 2023 down 13.7% falling
43 Bangladesh 38.6% 2023 down 8.5% falling
43 Malawi 38.6% 2023 up 5.2% falling
45 Sudan 38.0% 2023 up 6.1% falling
46 Djibouti 37.2% 2023 up 4.2% falling
47 Zambia 36.7% 2023 down 0.8% falling
48 Egypt 36.3% 2023 up 18.2% rising
49 Turkmenistan 35.9% 2023 up 5.3% falling
50 Lesotho 35.8% 2023 up 16.2% flat
51 Oman 35.6% 2023 up 1.4% falling
51 Uzbekistan 35.6% 2023 up 1.4% falling
53 Comoros 35.5% 2023 up 1.7% falling
54 Algeria 35.2% 2023 up 6.0% flat
54 Nepal 35.2% 2023 down 9.0% falling
54 Syria 35.2% 2023 up 8.0% flat
57 Uganda 35.0% 2023 up 1.2% falling
58 Solomon Islands 34.8% 2023 down 2.2% falling
59 Azerbaijan 34.1% 2023 up 1.2% falling
60 Morocco 33.7% 2023 up 6.0% falling
61 Lebanon 33.6% 2023 up 10.2% rising
62 Jordan 33.3% 2023 up 6.7% rising
63 Tunisia 33.1% 2023 up 4.4% flat
64 Iraq 32.9% 2023 up 5.4% falling
65 Bhutan 32.6% 2023 down 6.6% falling
66 Mauritius 32.4% 2023 up 6.6% falling
67 Kazakhstan 32.3% 2023 up 4.2% falling
67 Vanuatu 32.3% 2023 up 0.9% falling
69 Libya 32.1% 2023 up 4.9% flat
70 Georgia 31.9% 2023 up 2.9% falling
70 Guyana 31.9% 2023 down 3.9% falling
70 Palestine, State of 31.9% 2023 up 3.2% falling
70 Türkiye 31.9% 2023 up 0.9% falling
74 Afghanistan 31.6% 2023 down 5.4% falling
75 Botswana 31.4% 2023 up 3.0% falling
76 Papua New Guinea 30.9% 2023 down 1.0% falling
77 Fiji 30.7% 2023 down 7.3% falling
77 Timor-Leste 30.7% 2023 down 5.5% falling
79 Bahrain 30.1% 2023 up 1.0% falling
79 Eswatini 30.1% 2023 up 4.9% falling
79 Zimbabwe 30.1% 2023 down 2.6% falling
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.0% 2023 down 14.5% falling
83 North Korea 29.7% 2023 down 10.8% falling
84 Ecuador 29.5% 2023 up 6.1% falling
84 Montenegro 29.5% 2023 up 6.9% flat
86 Kiribati 29.4% 2023 down 5.2% falling
87 South Africa 29.3% 2023 up 2.4% falling
88 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 29.1% 2023 up 12.4% falling
89 Malaysia 28.8% 2023 down 9.1% falling
89 Peru 28.8% 2023 up 8.3% falling
91 United Arab Emirates 28.6% 2023 down 0.7% flat
92 Kuwait 28.5% 2023 up 2.9% flat
93 Namibia 28.3% 2023 up 7.6% falling
94 Iran, Islamic Republic of 27.9% 2023 up 15.8% falling
94 Mongolia 27.9% 2023 down 0.7% falling
96 Paraguay 27.8% 2023 up 4.9% falling
97 Panama 27.5% 2023 up 3.4% falling
98 Republic of Moldova 27.4% 2023 down 1.8% falling
99 Dominica 27.2% 2023 up 3.4% falling
99 Dominican Republic 27.2% 2023 up 3.8% falling
99 Seychelles 27.2% 2023 down 0.7% falling
102 Indonesia 27.1% 2023 down 15.0% falling
103 Colombia 27.0% 2023 up 5.1% falling
104 Suriname 26.9% 2023 up 4.3% falling
105 Belize 26.8% 2023 up 5.1% falling
106 Cuba 26.7% 2023 up 4.3% falling
107 Jamaica 26.6% 2023 up 6.0% falling
108 Trinidad and Tobago 26.3% 2023 up 7.8% falling
109 Ethiopia 26.2% 2023 up 4.8% falling
110 Grenada 26.1% 2023 up 3.2% falling
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% 2023 down 1.9% falling
112 Micronesia, Federated States of 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% falling
112 Palau 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% falling
114 Mexico 25.7% 2023 up 13.7% falling
114 Tuvalu 25.7% 2023 down 1.5% falling
116 Bulgaria 25.6% 2023 up 0.4% falling
117 Albania 25.5% 2023 up 10.9% falling
117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.5% 2023 down 11.8% falling
117 Marshall Islands 25.5% 2023 down 8.6% falling
120 Barbados 25.4% 2023 up 5.8% falling
120 Saint Lucia 25.4% 2023 up 9.0% falling
122 Slovakia 25.3% 2023 up 0.4% falling
122 Slovenia 25.3% 2023 up 2.0% falling
122 Viet Nam 25.3% 2023 down 4.9% falling
125 Antigua and Barbuda 25.2% 2023 up 5.9% falling
125 Romania 25.2% 2023 down 0.8% falling
127 Serbia 25.1% 2023 up 0.4% falling
127 Samoa 25.1% 2023 down 2.0% falling
129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.9% 2023 up 6.9% falling
129 Qatar 24.9% 2023 down 5.0% falling
131 Czechia 24.8% 2023 unchanged falling
131 Estonia 24.8% 2023 up 0.4% falling
131 Honduras 24.8% 2023 up 12.7% falling
131 Hungary 24.8% 2023 up 0.8% falling
131 Russian Federation 24.8% 2023 up 1.2% falling
136 Uruguay 24.7% 2023 down 4.3% falling
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.7% 2023 up 3.3% falling
138 Croatia 24.6% 2023 down 1.2% falling
138 Poland 24.6% 2023 up 1.2% falling
140 Argentina 24.4% 2023 down 9.6% falling
140 Belarus 24.4% 2023 up 1.7% falling
140 Lithuania 24.4% 2023 up 0.4% falling
140 North Macedonia 24.4% 2023 up 0.4% falling
144 Naoero 24.3% 2023 down 4.0% falling
145 Bahamas 24.1% 2023 up 7.1% falling
145 Ukraine 24.1% 2023 up 3.9% falling
147 Philippines 24.0% 2023 down 25.2% falling
148 Rwanda 23.9% 2023 up 6.7% falling
149 Thailand 23.8% 2023 down 16.2% falling
150 Costa Rica 23.3% 2023 up 8.4% falling
151 Brazil 23.1% 2023 up 8.5% falling
152 El Salvador 23.0% 2023 up 5.0% falling
153 Sri Lanka 22.9% 2023 down 16.7% falling
154 Tonga 22.6% 2023 down 3.8% falling
155 Japan 22.5% 2023 down 19.6% falling
156 Armenia 22.3% 2023 down 2.2% falling
157 Latvia 21.9% 2023 down 3.1% falling
158 Chile 21.4% 2023 down 4.0% falling
159 Brunei Darussalam 21.1% 2023 down 7.0% falling
160 Guatemala 20.8% 2023 up 15.6% falling
160 Saudi Arabia 20.8% 2023 down 3.7% falling
162 Italy 17.1% 2023 down 2.3% falling
163 Cyprus 17.0% 2023 down 4.0% falling
164 Denmark 16.9% 2023 down 4.0% falling
164 Singapore 16.9% 2023 down 5.6% falling
166 Sweden 16.8% 2023 down 4.0% falling
167 Austria 16.7% 2023 down 3.5% falling
167 Malta 16.7% 2023 down 4.0% falling
169 Greece 16.6% 2023 down 5.1% falling
170 Netherlands 16.5% 2023 down 4.6% falling
171 Andorra 16.3% 2023 down 5.8% falling
171 Spain 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% falling
171 Norway 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% falling
171 Portugal 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% falling
175 San Marino 16.2% 2023 down 5.3% falling
176 Republic of Korea 15.9% 2023 down 21.3% falling
176 Monaco 15.9% 2023 down 6.5% falling
178 Israel 15.6% 2023 down 8.2% falling
179 Luxembourg 15.5% 2023 down 6.1% falling
180 Germany 15.4% 2023 down 4.3% falling
181 Canada 15.1% 2023 down 5.0% falling
181 Switzerland 15.1% 2023 down 2.6% falling
181 Finland 15.1% 2023 down 5.0% falling
181 Iceland 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% falling
185 France 14.8% 2023 up 2.1% falling
186 Ireland 14.7% 2023 down 11.4% falling
187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.3% 2023 down 12.3% falling
188 China 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% falling
189 Australia 13.9% 2023 down 10.3% falling
189 Belgium 13.9% 2023 down 1.4% falling
191 New Zealand 13.3% 2023 down 4.3% falling
192 United States of America 10.2% 2023 down 4.7% falling

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Indicator
Share of pregnant women who have anemia
Unit
%
Source
Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,608 data points, 2000–2023
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Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.