Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Philippines
Philippines: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 12 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Philippines peaked at 26.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12 %, in 2023.
That places Philippines 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 26 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 25.6 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 24 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 22 % | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 19.5 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 18.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 18 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6 % | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5 % | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.8 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.2 % | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 12 % | -2.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 12 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.4 %, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 12 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.35 %, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.12 % | 21.2 % | 26.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.97 % | 13.8 % | 20.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 % | 12 % | 13.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5964 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Philippines?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Philippines was 12 % 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 % in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Philippines ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.