Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 10.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 10.5%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 21.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2014.
That places Guatemala 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 10.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 10.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.3%, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 191 New Zealand 12.4% compare
- 192 Philippines 12.0% compare
- 193 Australia 11.1% compare
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala was 10.5% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 194th 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 Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.