Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 17.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 17.2 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Europe peaked at 17.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.9 %, in 2003.
That places Southern Europe 30th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 13.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 13 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2 % | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.99 % | 12.9 % | 13.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.81 % | 13 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.25 % | 15.4 % | 17.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More economy & growth data for Southern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 7.33 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.05 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.03 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 33,234 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 27,640 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.14 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Europe?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Southern Europe was 17.2 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 % in 2003.
- How does Southern Europe rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Southern Europe ranks 30th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.