Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya
Kenya: Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia was 4.7 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.7 million No for number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya peaked at 4.7 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5 million No, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 13th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5 million No | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6 million No | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7 million No | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8 million No | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9 million No | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 million No | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1 million No | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2 million No | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4 million No | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5 million No | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7 million No | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8 million No | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4 million No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2 million No | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4 million No | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7 million No | +6.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.7 million No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.4 million No, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.7 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 million No, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 million No | 2.5 million No | 2.8 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million No | 2.8 million No | 3.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 million No | 4 million No | 4.7 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Ethiopia 7.4 million No compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2 million No compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.7 million No compare
- 11 Myanmar 5.7 million No compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.7 million No compare
- 12 South Africa 5.5 million No compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.9 million No compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.8 million No compare
- 14 Mexico 4.6 million No compare
- 15 Afghanistan 4.5 million No compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6 million No compare
- 16 Japan 4.4 million No compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya?
- Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Kenya was 4.7 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 million No in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.