Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 48.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 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 Central Asia and Southern Asia is 48.7 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 48.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45 %, in 2002.
Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 37 groups 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 Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 45.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 46.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 48.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7 % | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.08 % | 45 % | 45.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.02 % | 45.1 % | 47.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 % | 47.4 % | 48.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 51.4 % compare
- 1 Gabon 59.9 % compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40 % compare
- 2 Mali 56.5 % compare
- 3 Mauritania 54.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 38.8 % compare
- 4 India 53.7 % compare
- 5 Benin 50 % compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 40.6 % compare
- 6 Niger 47.1 % compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 31 % compare
More economy & growth data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 2.5.1b Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones) — Value 194 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) — Value 193 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status — Value 140 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value 796 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 546 No (2025)
- 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value 811 No (2025)
- 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of 13.89 % (2013)
- 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 9.1 % (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 10 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 19,719 No (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 48.7 % 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 Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 % in 2002.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.