Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 22.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic stood at 22.4 %.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2 %, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 26.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 24.9 % | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 24 % | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 23.2 % | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5 % | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.7 % | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.2 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 21.7 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4 % | +3.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.4 %, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.15 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.68 % | 20.1 % | 27.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.62 % | 19.2 % | 20.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.52 % | 20.8 % | 22.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -57.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Dominican Republic?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Dominican Republic was 22.4 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 % in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.