Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 16.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 16.1% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 21.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +4.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 16.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.0%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 16.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 16.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 167th 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 Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.