Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 34 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 34 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lebanon peaked at 34 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.6 %, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 49th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 27.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 31 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 34 % | +2.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 34 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 34 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.95 % | 27.6 % | 28.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.74 % | 28.4 % | 31.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9 % | 31.9 % | 34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 107.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lebanon was 34 % 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 34 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6 % in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.