Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica

Jamaica: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 21.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.5%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
142nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2000
All-time low
18.2%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 26.12001: 25.12002: 24.32003: 23.52004: 22.72005: 21.92006: 21.22007: 20.52008: 19.82009: 19.22010: 18.82011: 18.42012: 18.32013: 18.22014: 18.32015: 18.42016: 18.62017: 18.82018: 19.12019: 19.42020: 19.82021: 20.22022: 20.82023: 21.5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 21.5% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in 2023.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica peaked at 26.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2013.

Jamaica ranks 142nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%) in Jamaica, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 26.1%
2001 25.1% -3.8%
2002 24.3% -3.2%
2003 23.5% -3.3%
2004 22.7% -3.4%
2005 21.9% -3.5%
2006 21.2% -3.2%
2007 20.5% -3.3%
2008 19.8% -3.4%
2009 19.2% -3.0%
2010 18.8% -2.1%
2011 18.4% -2.1%
2012 18.3% -0.5%
2013 18.2% -0.5%
2014 18.3% +0.5%
2015 18.4% +0.5%
2016 18.6% +1.1%
2017 18.8% +1.1%
2018 19.1% +1.6%
2019 19.4% +1.6%
2020 19.8% +2.1%
2021 20.2% +2.0%
2022 20.8% +3.0%
2023 21.5% +3.4%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 21.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.4%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 21.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.4% 19.2% 26.1% 10
2010s 18.6% 18.2% 19.4% 10
2020s 20.6% 19.8% 21.5% 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 139 Dominica 22.0% compare
  2. 140 Samoa 21.9% compare
  3. 141 Polynesia 21.6% compare
  4. 142 North Macedonia 21.5% compare
  5. 144 Latvia 21.4% compare
  6. 145 Belize 21.3% compare
  7. 145 Brazil 21.3% compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More gender data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica?
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica was 21.5% 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2013.
How does Jamaica rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-women-aged-15-49-years-with-anaemia-percent/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-women-aged-15-49-years-with-anaemia-percent/jamaica/">Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
243 places, 5,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed