Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%) by country
Countries reporting
209
Highest
59.9%
Gabon
Lowest
10.5%
Guatemala
Median
25.3%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,832
What the numbers show
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 59.9% in Gabon; the lowest is 10.5% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.3%, and the mean is 27.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 173 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 33.3%).
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 59.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 56.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mauritania | 54.5% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 4 | India | 53.7% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 50.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 47.1% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 47.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 10 | Congo | 46.7% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Pakistan | 46.5% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 46.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 13 | Somalia | 46.2% | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 14 | Gambia | 46.1% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 15 | Haiti | 45.9% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 45.7% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.7% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 45.4% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 44.6% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 44.3% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 43.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 43.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 22 | Maldives | 43.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 43.1% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 25 | Liberia | 42.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 26 | Togo | 41.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.3% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 40.6% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.0% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 39.7% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.7% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 32 | Burundi | 39.0% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 38.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.8% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 35 | Bahrain | 38.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 38.0% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 37 | Nigeria | 37.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 37.6% | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 39 | Guyana | 37.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 37.3% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 37.2% | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 42 | Yemen | 36.4% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 43 | Ghana | 36.0% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 35.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 44 | Eritrea | 35.6% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 46 | South Sudan | 35.0% | 2023 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 34.8% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 48 | Oman | 34.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 49 | Lesotho | 34.2% | 2023 | up 44.3% | flat |
| 50 | Lebanon | 34.0% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 50 | Sudan | 34.0% | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 52 | Bhutan | 33.8% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 33.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 54 | Jordan | 33.0% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 32.8% | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 32.7% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 32.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 59 | Malawi | 32.4% | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 32.2% | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 61 | Djibouti | 31.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 62 | Algeria | 31.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 63 | Malaysia | 31.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 64 | South Africa | 31.2% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.0% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.0% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 67 | Botswana | 30.9% | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 30.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 30.4% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 30.4% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 30.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 29.9% | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 72 | Fiji | 29.9% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 29.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 29.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 76 | Morocco | 29.5% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 77 | Libya | 29.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 29.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 29.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 80 | Melanesia | 29.1% | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 28.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 28.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 28.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 86 | Eswatini | 28.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | Kuwait | 27.7% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 88 | Tunisia | 27.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 27.5% | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 92 | Uganda | 27.2% | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 93 | Iraq | 27.1% | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 93 | Zambia | 27.1% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 95 | Kiribati | 26.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 96 | Indonesia | 26.7% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 98 | Palau | 25.9% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 25.8% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 99 | Montenegro | 25.8% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 99 | Seychelles | 25.8% | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 102 | Slovenia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 25.5% | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25.5% | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 25.3% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 106 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25.2% | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 24.9% | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia | 24.9% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 107 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 110 | State of Palestine | 24.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 24.7% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 111 | Estonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 113 | Czechia | 24.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 114 | Uruguay | 24.5% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 114 | Micronesia | 24.5% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 116 | Romania | 24.3% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 117 | Hungary | 24.1% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 24.1% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 24.1% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 120 | Niue | 24.0% | 2023 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 121 | Cook Islands | 23.9% | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 122 | Lithuania | 23.7% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 123 | Qatar | 23.6% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 124 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 124 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 126 | Poland | 23.4% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 23.3% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 128 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 23.2% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 23.1% | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 131 | Naoero | 22.5% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 132 | Colombia | 22.4% | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 22.4% | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 134 | Cuba | 22.2% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 134 | Suriname | 22.2% | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 22.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.1% | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 136 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 22.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 139 | Dominica | 22.0% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 140 | Samoa | 21.9% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 141 | Polynesia | 21.6% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 21.5% | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 21.5% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 144 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 145 | Belize | 21.3% | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 145 | Brazil | 21.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 147 | Peru | 21.0% | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 148 | Grenada | 20.9% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 20.9% | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 150 | Thailand | 20.7% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 150 | Tonga | 20.7% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 152 | Viet Nam | 20.5% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 152 | Viet Nam | 20.5% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.3% | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 155 | Ecuador | 20.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 156 | Barbados | 20.1% | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 19.9% | 2023 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.4% | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 158 | Ukraine | 19.4% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 160 | Mongolia | 19.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 161 | Bahamas | 18.8% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 161 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2023 | up 34.3% | flat |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 164 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 164 | Japan | 18.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 17.6% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 169 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 170 | Sweden | 16.8% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 171 | Austria | 16.7% | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 172 | Switzerland | 16.6% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 172 | Singapore | 16.6% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 174 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16.5% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 175 | Andorra | 16.4% | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 175 | Cyprus | 16.4% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 175 | Italy | 16.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 178 | Norway | 16.3% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 179 | Rwanda | 16.1% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 180 | Monaco | 15.9% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 181 | Chile | 15.7% | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 181 | Republic of Korea | 15.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 15.7% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 181 | San Marino | 15.7% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 181 | Republic of Korea | 15.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 186 | China | 15.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 186 | Spain | 15.6% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 186 | Greece | 15.6% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 15.4% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 190 | Belgium | 15.0% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 190 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 190 | United States of America | 15.0% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 193 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 194 | Israel | 14.6% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 195 | El Salvador | 14.4% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 196 | Canada | 14.0% | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 196 | Germany | 14.0% | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 196 | Ireland | 14.0% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 199 | Costa Rica | 13.7% | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 200 | Finland | 13.6% | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 200 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.6% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 200 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.6% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 203 | Mexico | 13.2% | 2023 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 204 | France | 13.1% | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 205 | New Zealand | 12.4% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 206 | Philippines | 12.0% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 207 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.3% | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 208 | Australia | 11.1% | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 209 | Guatemala | 10.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 49.3%
- Central and Southern Asia 48.7%
- Western Africa 41.9%
- Middle Africa 41.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 37.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36.8%
- Africa 35.9%
- Asia 33.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 32.2%
- Central Asia 32.0%
- Northern Africa 32.0%
- Eastern Africa 31.4%
- Southern Africa 31.0%
- World 30.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 30.2%
- Caribbean 29.1%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 28.8%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 28.7%
- Western Asia 28.7%
- South-Eastern Asia 24.2%
- Eastern Europe 23.5%
- South America 21.8%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19.9%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 18.7%
- Europe 18.6%
- Europe and Northern America 17.3%
- Southern Europe 17.2%
- Oceania 16.8%
- Eastern Asia 16.0%
- United States of America 15.0%
- Northern America 14.9%
- Northern Europe 14.8%
- Western Europe 14.2%
- Central America 13.8%