Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant (%) by country
Countries reporting
209
Highest
60.3%
Gabon
Lowest
10.0%
Guatemala
Median
25.3%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,832
What the numbers show
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant (%) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 60.3% in Gabon; the lowest is 10.0% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.3%, and the mean is 27.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 176 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 79.5%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 32.2%).
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 60.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 55.8% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Mauritania | 54.5% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 4 | India | 54.0% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 49.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 47.1% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 46.9% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 10 | Congo | 46.7% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 46.1% | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Haiti | 46.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Niger | 45.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 45.9% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 15 | Gambia | 45.4% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 45.3% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 18 | Somalia | 45.2% | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 43.9% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 43.9% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 43.6% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 22 | Maldives | 43.5% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 42.6% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 42.4% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Liberia | 42.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 40.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 40.5% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 39.5% | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.5% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.3% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 32 | Bahrain | 38.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 32 | Cameroon | 38.7% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Burundi | 38.4% | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.1% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 36 | Guyana | 37.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 37.8% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 37.5% | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 39 | Nigeria | 37.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 37.1% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 37.0% | 2023 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 42 | Yemen | 35.9% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 35.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 44 | Ghana | 35.3% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 45 | Eritrea | 35.2% | 2023 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 34.7% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 34.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 47 | South Sudan | 34.4% | 2023 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 49 | Lesotho | 34.1% | 2023 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 50 | Lebanon | 34.0% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bhutan | 33.8% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 52 | Sudan | 33.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 53 | Nepal | 33.2% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 54 | Jordan | 33.0% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 32.8% | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 32.5% | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 32.5% | 2023 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Malawi | 31.9% | 2023 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 60 | Kenya | 31.7% | 2023 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 61 | Djibouti | 31.5% | 2023 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 62 | Algeria | 31.4% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 31.4% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 64 | South Africa | 31.3% | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 30.9% | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 30.4% | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 30.3% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 30.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 30.0% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 72 | Fiji | 29.9% | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 29.6% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 29.6% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 75 | Comoros | 29.4% | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 76 | Morocco | 29.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 77 | Libya | 29.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 29.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 29.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 80 | Melanesia | 29.0% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 28.6% | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 28.6% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 28.6% | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.5% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.5% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Eswatini | 28.2% | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 88 | Kuwait | 27.6% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 89 | Tunisia | 27.5% | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 27.3% | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 92 | Kiribati | 26.8% | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 93 | Indonesia | 26.7% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 93 | Iraq | 26.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Uganda | 26.4% | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 96 | Zambia | 26.2% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 98 | Palau | 25.9% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 25.8% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 100 | Montenegro | 25.7% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 25.7% | 2023 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25.5% | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 25.4% | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 105 | Slovakia | 25.3% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 106 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25.1% | 2023 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia | 24.9% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 107 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 109 | Estonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 24.6% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 111 | Czechia | 24.6% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 113 | Uruguay | 24.5% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 114 | Micronesia | 24.4% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 115 | Romania | 24.3% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 24.3% | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 24.1% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 24.1% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 24.1% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 23.9% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 120 | Niue | 23.9% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 122 | Lithuania | 23.7% | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 123 | Qatar | 23.6% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 124 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 125 | Croatia | 23.3% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 23.3% | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 125 | Poland | 23.3% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 128 | Paraguay | 23.0% | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 23.0% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 22.9% | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 131 | Naoero | 22.3% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 132 | Colombia | 22.2% | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 22.2% | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 134 | Belarus | 22.1% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 134 | Cuba | 22.1% | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 136 | Suriname | 22.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.0% | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 138 | Dominica | 21.9% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 139 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 21.8% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 140 | Samoa | 21.7% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 141 | Polynesia | 21.5% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 21.4% | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 21.4% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 145 | Brazil | 21.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 146 | Belize | 21.1% | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 20.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 148 | Grenada | 20.7% | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 148 | Peru | 20.7% | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 150 | Thailand | 20.6% | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 150 | Tonga | 20.6% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 152 | Viet Nam | 20.4% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 152 | Viet Nam | 20.4% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.2% | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 155 | Barbados | 19.9% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 155 | Ecuador | 19.9% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 19.7% | 2023 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.3% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 158 | Ukraine | 19.3% | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 160 | Armenia | 18.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 160 | Bahamas | 18.6% | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 160 | Japan | 18.6% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 160 | Mongolia | 18.6% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.6% | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 165 | Honduras | 18.5% | 2023 | up 38.1% | flat |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.2% | 2023 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.2% | 2023 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 17.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 169 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 170 | Sweden | 16.8% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 171 | Austria | 16.7% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 171 | Switzerland | 16.7% | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 173 | Singapore | 16.6% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 174 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16.5% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 175 | Andorra | 16.4% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 175 | Cyprus | 16.4% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 177 | Italy | 16.3% | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 177 | Norway | 16.3% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 179 | Monaco | 15.9% | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 180 | Korea | 15.7% | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 15.7% | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 180 | San Marino | 15.7% | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 180 | Republic of Korea | 15.7% | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 184 | Chile | 15.6% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 184 | China | 15.6% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 184 | Spain | 15.6% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 184 | Greece | 15.6% | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 188 | Rwanda | 15.5% | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 15.4% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 190 | Belgium | 15.1% | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 190 | United States of America | 15.1% | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 192 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 193 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 194 | Israel | 14.6% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 195 | Canada | 14.0% | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 195 | Ireland | 14.0% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 195 | El Salvador | 14.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 198 | Germany | 13.9% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 199 | Costa Rica | 13.5% | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 199 | Finland | 13.5% | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 199 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.5% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 199 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.5% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 203 | France | 13.0% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 204 | Mexico | 12.7% | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 205 | New Zealand | 12.3% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 206 | Philippines | 11.6% | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 207 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.2% | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 208 | Australia | 11.0% | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 209 | Guatemala | 10.0% | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 49.6%
- Central and Southern Asia 49.0%
- Middle Africa 41.2%
- Western Africa 41.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36.2%
- Africa 35.3%
- Asia 33.5%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 31.8%
- Central Asia 31.7%
- Northern Africa 31.7%
- Southern Africa 31.1%
- Eastern Africa 30.8%
- World 30.5%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 30.0%
- Caribbean 28.9%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 28.7%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 28.5%
- Western Asia 28.4%
- South-Eastern Asia 24.1%
- Eastern Europe 23.4%
- South America 21.7%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 18.7%
- Europe 18.6%
- Europe and Northern America 17.4%
- Southern Europe 17.2%
- Oceania 16.6%
- Eastern Asia 16.0%
- United States of America 15.1%
- Northern America 15.0%
- Northern Europe 14.7%
- Western Europe 14.2%
- Central America 13.3%