Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 14.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 14.0% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 14.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
Canada ranks 183rd of 194 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 vs. GDP per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 14.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 82% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 14.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.