Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 17.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe, 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 Northern America and Europe is 17.3 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe peaked at 17.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3 %, in 2003.
That places Northern America and Europe 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.7 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 16 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.3 % | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.47 % | 12.3 % | 12.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8 % | 12.8 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.35 % | 15.5 % | 17.3 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Northern America and Europe was 17.3 % 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 Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3 % in 2003.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe 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.