Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 25.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 142nd 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 20.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 90% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.0% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam was 20.5% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 142nd 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.