Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 27.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 27.1 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Zambia peaked at 36.2 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.1 %, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 35 % | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 33.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 32.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 31.9 % | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 31 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 29.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 27.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 27.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.8 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 26.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.1 % | +1.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 27.1 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9 %, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 27.1 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.95 %, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.66 % | 27.8 % | 36.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.41 % | 26.1 % | 27.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 % | 26.2 % | 27.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Zambia?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Zambia was 27.1 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.