Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 11.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand stood at 11.3 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 11.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3 %, in 2008.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 175th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8 % | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 8 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5 % | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 10 % | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6 % | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 11.3 % | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.64 % | 7.3 % | 8.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 % | 7.3 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 % | 9.5 % | 11.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 172 France 13.1 % compare
- 173 New Zealand 12.4 % compare
- 174 Philippines 12 % compare
- 176 Australia 11.1 % compare
- 177 Guatemala 10.5 % compare
More economy & growth data for Australia and New Zealand
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.268 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.09 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 65,559 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 54,411 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.22 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.24 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.23 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Australia and New Zealand was 11.3 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 % in 2008.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 175th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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About this data
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.