Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World
World: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 30.7 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World is 30.7 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World peaked at 30.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5 %, in 2011.
World ranks 16th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 29 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 28.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.46 % | 27.7 % | 29.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.02 % | 27.5 % | 28.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9 % | 29.2 % | 30.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27.5 % compare
- 13 Haiti 45.9 % compare
- 14 Guinea 45.7 % compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 45.7 % compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25.5 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.2 % compare
- 16 Afghanistan 45.4 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9 % compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 44.6 % compare
- 17 Micronesia 24.5 % compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 44.3 % compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 % compare
- 18 Caribbean 29.1 % compare
- 19 Angola 43.8 % compare
- 19 Polynesia 21.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in World was 30.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 % in 2011.
- How does World rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- World ranks 16th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (percent) — 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.