Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 19.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 19.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2012.
That places Saint Lucia 146th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 19.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.3%, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 19.9% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 146th 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 Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.