Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore is 16.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2004.
Singapore ranks 172nd of 209 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 16.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Singapore was 16.6% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2004.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Singapore ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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