Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 49.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 49.3 % 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Asia peaked at 49.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.3 %, in 2001.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 45.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 49.3 % | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.39 % | 45.3 % | 45.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.57 % | 45.6 % | 47.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.62 % | 48 % | 49.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.45 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Asia?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Asia was 49.3 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3 % in 2001.
- How does Southern Asia rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.