Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 15.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 15.0% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in United States of America peaked at 15.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2002.
United States of America ranks 190th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 15.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 87% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in United States of America?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in United States of America was 15.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- United States of America ranks 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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