Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 29.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 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 Turkey stood at 29.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 32.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2016.
Turkey ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 29.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 29.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 72 East Timor 29.7% compare
- 73 Morocco 29.5% compare
- 74 Libya 29.3% compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 28.8% compare
- 77 Laos 28.6% compare
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkey was 29.3% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 74th 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 Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.