Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 27.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe stood at 27.5%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 90th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.5% | 27.5% | 4 |
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More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Zimbabwe was 27.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Zimbabwe ranks 90th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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