Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 12.3% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in New Zealand peaked at 12.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 205th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 72% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 203 France 13.0% compare
- 204 Mexico 12.7% compare
- 206 Philippines 11.6% compare
- 207 Australia and New Zealand 11.2% compare
- 208 Australia 11.0% compare
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in New Zealand?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in New Zealand was 12.3% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- New Zealand ranks 205th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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