Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 34.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan is 34.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 42.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2015.
Turkmenistan ranks 46th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.5% | — |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 34.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 34.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More gender data for Turkmenistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,311 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,825 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,825 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 73,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 77,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 74,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 79,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan was 34.8% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 46th 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 Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.