Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 32.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Egypt is 32.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 33.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2014.
That places Egypt 56th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.4% | 32.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 32.7% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 56th 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 Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.