Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 37.2 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 37.2 % for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Madagascar peaked at 37.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.1 %, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.8 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 34.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 33.2 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 35.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 35.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 36.4 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 37.2 % | +2.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 37.2 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.95 %, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 37.2 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.95 %, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.47 % | 32.3 % | 36.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.27 % | 32.1 % | 34.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.15 % | 35.3 % | 37.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 37 Bangladesh 37.6 % compare
- 38 Guyana 37.5 % compare
- 39 Tajikistan 37.3 % compare
- 41 Yemen 36.4 % compare
- 42 Ghana 36 % compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 35.6 % compare
- 43 Eritrea 35.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 102.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.59 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 92.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 8.94 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Madagascar was 37.2 % 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 % in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Madagascar ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.