Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 50 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Benin, 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 Benin stood at 50 %.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Benin peaked at 59.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.8 %, in 2017.
Benin ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 58.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.7 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 57 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 54.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 53.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 52.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.8 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 50.9 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 50 % | +1.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 50 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9 %, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 50 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.95 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.44 % | 52.7 % | 59.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.63 % | 48.8 % | 51.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.45 % | 49.1 % | 50 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 3 Mauritania 54.5 % compare
- 4 India 53.7 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 51.4 % compare
- 7 Niger 47.1 % compare
- 8 Mozambique 47 % compare
- 9 Congo 46.7 % compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Benin?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Benin was 50 % 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 % in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.