Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 45.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 45.4 % for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan peaked at 45.4 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4 %, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 16th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 31.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.3 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.5 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 39.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 40.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 41.7 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.7 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 45.4 % | +2.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 45.4 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.95 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 45.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5 %, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.42 % | 31.4 % | 34.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.71 % | 34.9 % | 42.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.17 % | 43.1 % | 45.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 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 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 economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Afghanistan was 45.4 % 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4 % in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.