Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia (million) — Value by country
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture...
Countries reporting
162
Highest
203.5 million No
India
Lowest
0.1 million No
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
0.8 million No
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,770
What the numbers show
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia (million) — Value is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 203.5 million No in India; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8 million No, and the mean is 3.66 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,035.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 21.3%).
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 203.5 million No | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 49.9 million No | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 28.2 million No | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 20.6 million No | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.4 million No | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 19.4 million No | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 6.6 million No | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 18.3 million No | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 11.9 million No | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.2 million No | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 9.4 million No | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 5.3 million No | 2023 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 8.2 million No | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 7.4 million No | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | Myanmar | 5.7 million No | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.7 million No | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 12 | South Africa | 5.5 million No | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 4.7 million No | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 4.5 million No | 2023 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 4.4 million No | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 4.2 million No | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Mozambique | 3.8 million No | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 3.7 million No | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 3.7 million No | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 3.6 million No | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 22 | Algeria | 3.5 million No | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 3.5 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 3.1 million No | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 3.1 million No | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Madagascar | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.9 million No | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 2.5 million No | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 2.3 million No | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 2.1 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 40 | Chad | 2 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 42 | Somalia | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 46 | France | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 49 | Benin | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 52 | Guinea | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 55 | Haiti | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 57 | Burundi | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 1.2 million No | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 1 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 1 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 1 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 62 | South Sudan | 1 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 1 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 71 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 74 | Australia | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 74 | Congo | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 74 | Mauritania | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Libya | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Belarus | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 0.5 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.5 million No | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 86 | Hungary | 0.5 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.4 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Gabon | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 93 | Paraguay | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 93 | Sweden | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 100 | Austria | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Eritrea | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Gambia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Greece | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Israel | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Portugal | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Albania | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 114 | Denmark | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Finland | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Ireland | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Jamaica | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Namibia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Norway | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Uruguay | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Bhutan | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Comoros | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Djibouti | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Estonia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Fiji | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Guyana | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Latvia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | New Zealand | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Qatar | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Slovenia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Eswatini | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 604.8 million No
- Asia 394.3 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 349.3 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 108.1 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 271.3 million No
- Middle Africa 19.6 million No
- Southern Asia 264.9 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 137 million No
- Africa 129.9 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 108.5 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 101.3 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 94.7 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5.1 million No
- Low-income economies 63.3 million No
- Eastern Asia 57.9 million No
- High-income economies 53.5 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 46.3 million No
- Western Africa 44.7 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 43.4 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 43.2 million No
- Northern America and Europe 42.9 million No
- Eastern Africa 38 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 34.6 million No
- Europe 30.1 million No
- South America 24.7 million No
- Western Asia 21.7 million No
- Northern Africa 21.5 million No
- Eastern Europe 15.4 million No
- Northern America 12.8 million No
- United States of America 11.6 million No
- Central America 6.8 million No
- Central Asia 6.4 million No
- Southern Africa 6.2 million No
- Western Europe 5.9 million No
- Southern Europe 5.3 million No
- Northern Europe 3.5 million No
- Caribbean 3.1 million No
- Oceania 1.8 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1 million No
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.