Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in India
India: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 53.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in India, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 53.7% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in India peaked at 53.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2008.
That places India 4th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 49.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.3% | 53.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Gabon 59.9% compare
- 2 Mali 56.5% compare
- 3 Mauritania 54.5% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 51.4% compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 51.4% compare
- 7 Benin 50.0% compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in India?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in India was 53.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2008.
- How does India rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- India ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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