Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was 14.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 14.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Europe peaked at 14.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8 %, in 2003.
Western Europe ranks 36th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 9 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.5 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10 % | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9 % | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.9 % | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.5 % | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2 % | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.94 % | 8.8 % | 9.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.24 % | 9.1 % | 11.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.22 % | 12.3 % | 14.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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- 38 Ghana 36 % compare
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- 39 Eritrea 35.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Western Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 12.78 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 2.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 11.28 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 56,453 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 45,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 9.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.47 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.4755 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Europe?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Western Europe was 14.2 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 % in 2003.
- How does Western Europe rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Western Europe ranks 36th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.