Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Slovak Republic, 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
Slovak Republic recorded 25.3% 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Slovak Republic peaked at 25.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2008.
Slovak Republic ranks 98th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Slovak Republic, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
Slovak Republic compared with similar countries
- Slovak Republic's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovak Republic's 25.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovak Republic
More gender data for Slovak Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 788.41 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.042 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 24,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 25,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Slovak Republic?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia in Slovak Republic was 25.3% 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 Slovak Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- How does Slovak Republic rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia?
- Slovak Republic ranks 98th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia rising or falling in Slovak Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovak Republic 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.