Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 41.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 41.9 % for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa peaked at 52 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.7 %, in 2022.
That places Western Africa 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 48 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 47.2 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 45.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 44.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 43.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 43 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 42 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.9 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.89 % | 47.2 % | 52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.13 % | 42.3 % | 46.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.85 % | 41.7 % | 42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 6 Cabo Verde 40.6 % compare
- 6 Niger 47.1 % compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 31 % compare
- 7 Mozambique 47 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 29.7 % compare
- 8 Congo 46.7 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 29.3 % compare
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 155,725 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 535,797 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,174 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.28 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 5.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Africa was 41.9 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7 % in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.