Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 15.7% 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 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 15.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2003.
Chile ranks 169th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.3%, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 15.7% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 169th 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 Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.