Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 22.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.3%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 22.4% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 123rd 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.