Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 45.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 45.4% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan peaked at 45.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 45.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 45.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.0%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 34.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.1% | 45.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 15 Haiti 45.9% compare
- 16 Guinea 45.7% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 45.7% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 44.6% compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 44.3% compare
- 21 Angola 43.8% compare
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Afghanistan was 45.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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