Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 24.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay peaked at 24.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 113th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.9%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 111 Albania 24.6% compare
- 111 Czechia 24.6% compare
- 114 Micronesia 24.4% compare
- 115 Romania 24.3% compare
- 115 State of Palestine 24.3% compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Uruguay was 24.5% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Uruguay ranks 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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