Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 43.8 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies, 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 Lower-middle-income economies stood at 43.8 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 43.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42 %, in 2011.
That places Lower-middle-income economies 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 43 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 43 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.02 % | 42.2 % | 43.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.22 % | 42 % | 42.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.22 % | 42.8 % | 43.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 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
- 7 Mozambique 47 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 29.7 % compare
More economy & growth data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 44.1 % (2025)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 1,394 million No (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 170.63 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 417.94 (2026)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 4.83 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.36 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lower-middle-income economies was 43.8 % 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 % in 2011.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies 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.