Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 46.9% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan peaked at 46.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 9th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 46.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 46.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.8%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 46.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Afghanistan was 46.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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