Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 33.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan stood at 33.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan peaked at 33.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2008.
Bhutan ranks 52nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 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 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 33.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 33.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 35.7%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.6% | 33.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bhutan was 33.8% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Bhutan ranks 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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