Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 39.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi stood at 39.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi peaked at 39.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2010.
Burundi ranks 32nd 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +4.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 39.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.5%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 39.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.9% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 29 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40.0% compare
- 30 Myanmar 39.7% compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 39.7% compare
- 33 Cameroon 38.9% compare
- 34 United Republic of Tanzania 38.8% compare
- 35 Bahrain 38.4% compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,658 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,658 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Burundi was 39.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Burundi ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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