Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey
Turkey: Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women was 31.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
31.9
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
35.3
in 2000
All-time low
31.3
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 31.9 for prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey peaked at 35.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2015.
Turkey ranks 70th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.6 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.4 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.9 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.3 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32.9 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.5 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.9 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.3 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.9 | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 31.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.95, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 31.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.4, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2 | 32.9 | 35.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.62 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.62 | 31.4 | 31.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey?
- Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Turkey was 31.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia in pregnant women recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia in pregnant women recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for prevalence of anemia in pregnant women?
- Turkey ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia in pregnant women rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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