Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 15.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium is 15.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium peaked at 15.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2003.
That places Belgium 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 69% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 15.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 188 Rwanda 15.5% compare
- 189 Luxembourg 15.4% compare
- 190 United States of America 15.1% compare
- 192 Portugal 15.0% compare
- 193 Iceland 14.7% compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Belgium was 15.1% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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