Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 20.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Barbados, 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 Barbados is 20.1 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Barbados peaked at 24.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.5 %, in 2012.
That places Barbados 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 24.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.8 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 21 % | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 19.6 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.5 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.1 % | +3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 20.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.15 %, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 20.1 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.15 %, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.48 % | 18.4 % | 24.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.89 % | 17.5 % | 18.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.38 % | 18.8 % | 20.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 146 Viet Nam 20.5 % compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 20.3 % compare
- 148 Ecuador 20.2 % compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 19.9 % compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.4 % compare
- 151 Ukraine 19.4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 85.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Barbados?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Barbados was 20.1 % 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 % in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.