Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 41.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 41.3% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 50.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2020.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 41.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 41.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 44.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 41.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 24 Liberia 42.5% compare
- 25 Togo 41.5% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 40.6% compare
- 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 40.0% compare
- 29 Myanmar 39.7% compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 39.7% compare
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 41.3% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.