Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 42.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 42.5% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 52.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2016.
Liberia ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.8% | — |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 42.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 42.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 43.2% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.7% | 42.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 21 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
- 21 Maldives 43.4% compare
- 23 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 25 Togo 41.5% compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 41.3% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 40.6% compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 42.5% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 24th 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 Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.