Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 27.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
27.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
88th
of 209 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2023
All-time low
26.4%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia stood at 27.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia peaked at 27.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2013.
Tunisia ranks 88th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.3% | — |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 27.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 27.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.0%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.7% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 86 Eswatini 28.3% compare
- 87 United Arab Emirates 28.2% compare
- 88 Kuwait 27.7% compare
- 90 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27.5% compare
- 90 Zimbabwe 27.5% compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Tunisia was 27.7% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2013.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Tunisia ranks 88th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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