Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant (%) by country
Countries reporting
211
Highest
62.1%
Mali
Lowest
10.2%
United States
Median
27.4%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,856
What the numbers show
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant (%) is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 62.1% in Mali; the lowest is 10.2% in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.4%, and the mean is 30.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 18.3%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 25.2%).
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 62.1% | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Benin | 60.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Niger | 55.9% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Gabon | 54.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 54.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Gambia | 54.1% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | Mauritania | 53.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 53.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 11 | Somalia | 52.8% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 12 | Togo | 52.6% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 51.2% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 50.9% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 50.2% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 49.5% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 18 | Liberia | 49.2% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 48.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 20 | Congo | 46.8% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | India | 46.6% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46.6% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 45.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 24 | Haiti | 45.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 45.3% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Nigeria | 45.0% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 44.7% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 43.9% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 43.4% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.9% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.5% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 42.2% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 35 | Eritrea | 41.5% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 36 | Maldives | 41.3% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 41.2% | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 38 | Cameroon | 41.0% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 38 | Cambodia | 41.0% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 40 | Kenya | 39.8% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 39.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 42 | Madagascar | 39.3% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 43 | Pakistan | 39.1% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 38.6% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 38.6% | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 46 | Sudan | 38.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 47 | Djibouti | 37.2% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 48 | Zambia | 36.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 36.3% | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 35.9% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 51 | Lesotho | 35.8% | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 52 | Oman | 35.6% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 35.6% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 54 | Comoros | 35.5% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 35.2% | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 55 | Nepal | 35.2% | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 55 | Syria | 35.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 59 | Uganda | 35.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 34.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 61 | Caribbean | 34.4% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 34.1% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 63 | Morocco | 33.7% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 64 | Lebanon | 33.6% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 33.3% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 33.1% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 67 | Iraq | 32.9% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 68 | Bhutan | 32.6% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 32.4% | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 32.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 32.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 72 | Libya | 32.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 73 | Georgia | 31.9% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | Guyana | 31.9% | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 73 | Türkiye | 31.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 73 | State of Palestine | 31.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 73 | Türkiye | 31.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 31.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 79 | Botswana | 31.4% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 80 | Melanesia | 31.2% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 30.9% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 30.7% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 82 | East Timor | 30.7% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 30.7% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 85 | Bahrain | 30.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 85 | Eswatini | 30.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 88 | Laos | 30.0% | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.0% | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 29.7% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 91 | Ecuador | 29.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 91 | Montenegro | 29.5% | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 93 | Kiribati | 29.4% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 94 | South Africa | 29.3% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 95 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29.1% | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 96 | Malaysia | 28.8% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 96 | Peru | 28.8% | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 28.6% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Kuwait | 28.5% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 100 | Namibia | 28.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 101 | Mongolia | 27.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 101 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 27.9% | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 103 | Paraguay | 27.8% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 27.5% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 104 | Micronesia | 27.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 106 | Moldova | 27.4% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 27.4% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 108 | Dominica | 27.2% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 27.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 108 | Seychelles | 27.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 111 | Indonesia | 27.1% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 112 | Colombia | 27.0% | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 113 | Suriname | 26.9% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 114 | Belize | 26.8% | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 115 | Cuba | 26.7% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 116 | Jamaica | 26.6% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.3% | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 26.2% | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 119 | Grenada | 26.1% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 121 | Palau | 25.9% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 121 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 25.9% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 123 | Mexico | 25.7% | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 123 | Tuvalu | 25.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 25.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 126 | Albania | 25.5% | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 25.5% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 126 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 25.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 129 | Barbados | 25.4% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 25.4% | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 131 | Slovak Republic | 25.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 131 | Slovenia | 25.3% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 131 | Vietnam | 25.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 131 | Viet Nam | 25.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.2% | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 135 | Romania | 25.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 135 | Niue | 25.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 138 | Serbia | 25.1% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 138 | Samoa | 25.1% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24.9% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 24.9% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 142 | Czechia | 24.8% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Estonia | 24.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 142 | Honduras | 24.8% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 142 | Hungary | 24.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 142 | Russia | 24.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 142 | Cook Islands | 24.8% | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 24.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 149 | Uruguay | 24.7% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.7% | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 151 | Croatia | 24.6% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 151 | Poland | 24.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 153 | Argentina | 24.4% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 153 | Belarus | 24.4% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 153 | Lithuania | 24.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 24.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 153 | Polynesia | 24.4% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 158 | Nauru | 24.3% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 158 | Naoero | 24.3% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 160 | Bahamas | 24.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 160 | Ukraine | 24.1% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 162 | Philippines | 24.0% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 163 | Rwanda | 23.9% | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 164 | Thailand | 23.8% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 165 | Costa Rica | 23.3% | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 166 | Brazil | 23.1% | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 167 | El Salvador | 23.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 22.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 169 | Tonga | 22.6% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 170 | Japan | 22.5% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 171 | Armenia | 22.3% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 172 | Latvia | 21.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 173 | Chile | 21.4% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei | 21.1% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.1% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 176 | Guatemala | 20.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 20.8% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 178 | Italy | 17.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 179 | Cyprus | 17.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 180 | Denmark | 16.9% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 180 | Singapore | 16.9% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 182 | Sweden | 16.8% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 183 | Austria | 16.7% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 183 | Malta | 16.7% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 185 | Greece | 16.6% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 186 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16.5% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 187 | Andorra | 16.3% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 187 | Spain | 16.3% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 187 | Norway | 16.3% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 187 | Portugal | 16.3% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 191 | San Marino | 16.2% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 192 | Korea | 15.9% | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 192 | Monaco | 15.9% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 192 | Republic of Korea | 15.9% | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 195 | Israel | 15.6% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 15.5% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 197 | Germany | 15.4% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 198 | Canada | 15.1% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 198 | Switzerland | 15.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 198 | Finland | 15.1% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 198 | Iceland | 15.1% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 202 | France | 14.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 203 | Ireland | 14.7% | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 204 | United Kingdom | 14.3% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 204 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.3% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 206 | China | 14.2% | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 207 | Australia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 207 | Belgium | 13.9% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 209 | Australia and New Zealand | 13.8% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 210 | New Zealand | 13.3% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 211 | United States | 10.2% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 49.4%
- Middle Africa 45.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 43.4%
- Southern Asia 42.8%
- Africa 42.5%
- Central and Southern Asia 42.5%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 42.0%
- Eastern Africa 37.9%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 36.9%
- Northern Africa 36.2%
- Central Asia 36.0%
- World 35.5%
- Asia 35.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 34.6%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 33.6%
- Western Asia 33.1%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 31.0%
- Southern Africa 29.6%
- South-Eastern Asia 28.1%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25.8%
- South America 25.2%
- Central America 25.0%
- Eastern Europe 24.8%
- Oceania 21.9%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 21.8%
- Europe 19.4%
- Southern Europe 18.2%
- Europe and Northern America 16.0%
- Eastern Asia 15.4%
- Northern Europe 15.3%
- Western Europe 15.2%
- Northern America 10.7%
- United States of America 10.2%