Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Pre-demographic dividend's prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) rose 0.42 percentage points on 2022 (from 38.71% to 39.12%).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.33 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.42 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.7 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 45.4% (2023)
• Algeria — 31.6% (2023)
• Bahrain — 38.4% (2023)
• Djibouti — 31.8% (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 32.7% (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 25.5% (2023)
• Iraq — 27.1% (2023)
• Israel — 14.6% (2023)

More health data for Pre-demographic dividend

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 15.05% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.42% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 233.01 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 41.1% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 238.37 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 42.1% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 471.38 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 41.6% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Pre-demographic dividend's prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)?

39.12% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 6.83 percentage points from 45.96% in 2000. The highest value was 45.96% in 2000 and the lowest 38.29% in 2019.

Is the latest change in prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) unusual for Pre-demographic dividend?

In 2023, Pre-demographic dividend's prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) rose 0.42 percentage points on 2022 (from 38.71% to 39.12%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.33 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.ANM.ALLW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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