Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United States
United States: 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 United States, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 15.1% 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 5.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United States peaked at 15.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2001.
United States ranks 190th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United States?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in United States 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 United States?
- 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 United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2001.
- How does United States rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- United States 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 United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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