Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%) was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 14.7% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Iceland peaked at 14.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2004.
That places Iceland 195th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 14.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 14.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Iceland?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Iceland was 14.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Iceland ranks 195th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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