Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Palau
Palau: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 25.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 25.9 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Palau peaked at 25.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7 %, in 2010.
That places Palau 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.5 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 25.4 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9 % | +2.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 25.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.15 %, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Palau's 25.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.35 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.04 % | 22.8 % | 23.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.25 % | 22.7 % | 24.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 % | 24.5 % | 25.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 78 Kiribati 26.9 % compare
- 79 Indonesia 26.7 % compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 % compare
- 82 Bulgaria 25.8 % compare
- 82 Montenegro 25.8 % compare
- 82 Seychelles 25.8 % compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Palau?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Palau was 25.9 % 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 % in 2010.
- How does Palau rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Palau ranks 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.