Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in India
India: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 54.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in India, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 54.0% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in India peaked at 54.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2009.
That places India 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.1% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 54.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 54.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 35.6%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 49.9% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Gabon 60.3% compare
- 2 Mali 55.8% compare
- 3 Mauritania 54.5% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 50.8% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 50.8% compare
- 7 Benin 49.0% compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in India?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in India was 54.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2009.
- How does India rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- India ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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