Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia was 28.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea, 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 28.8% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea peaked at 28.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2011.
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 28.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.0% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Papua New Guinea was 28.8% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2011.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.