Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Mauritius, 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
Mauritius recorded 32.8% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Mauritius peaked at 32.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 32.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 32.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 32.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Mauritius?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Mauritius was 32.8% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.