Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel
Israel: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel is 14.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel peaked at 14.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 86% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Israel's 14.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Israel was 14.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia?
- Israel ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) with anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.