Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 13.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 13.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United Kingdom peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2002.
That places United Kingdom 199th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 13.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 13.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 198 Germany 13.9% compare
- 199 Costa Rica 13.5% compare
- 199 Finland 13.5% compare
- 199 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5% compare
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United Kingdom?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United Kingdom was 13.5% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- United Kingdom ranks 199th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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