Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 18.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern 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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia is 18.7 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia peaked at 23 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.1 %, in 2019.
That places Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 27th out of 38 groups 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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 22.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.8 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.7 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.32 % | 19.7 % | 23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 % | 18.1 % | 19.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.35 % | 18.1 % | 18.7 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia was 18.7 % 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 Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2019.
- How does Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia and South-eastern 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.
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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.