Benchmark · Mothers & children

Anaemia in women 15–49 by country

Share of women aged 15 to 49 with anaemia (low red blood cells).

In % of women. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Anaemia in women 15–49 (% of women). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of women, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1MaliAfrica · 202356.5
  2. 2IndiaAPAC · 202353.7
  3. 3NigerAfrica · 202347.1
  4. 4MozambiqueAfrica · 202347.0
  5. 5PakistanAPAC · 202346.5
  6. 6HaitiLatin America · 202345.9
  7. 7AfghanistanAPAC · 202345.4
  8. 8Burkina FasoAfrica · 202344.3
  9. 9DR CongoAfrica · 202340.0
  10. 10MyanmarAPAC · 202339.7
  11. 11TanzaniaAfrica · 202338.8
  12. 12NigeriaAfrica · 202337.9
  13. 13BangladeshAPAC · 202337.6
  14. 14YemenMiddle East · 202336.4
  15. 15GhanaAfrica · 202336.0
  16. 16LebanonMiddle East · 202334.0
  17. 17SudanAfrica · 202334.0
  18. 18NepalAPAC · 202333.2
  19. 19JordanMiddle East · 202333.0
  20. 20EgyptAfrica · 202332.7
  21. 21MalawiAfrica · 202332.4
  22. 22KenyaAfrica · 202332.2
  23. 23MalaysiaAPAC · 202331.3
  24. 24South AfricaAfrica · 202331.2
  25. 25SyriaMiddle East · 202331.0
  26. 26MoroccoAfrica · 202329.5
  27. 27UAEMiddle East · 202328.2
  28. 28UgandaAfrica · 202327.2
  29. 29IraqMiddle East · 202327.1
  30. 30ZambiaAfrica · 202327.1
  31. 31IndonesiaAPAC · 202326.7
  32. 32PalestineMiddle East · 202324.8
  33. 33RussiaEurope · 202324.1
  34. 34QatarMiddle East · 202323.6
  35. 35EthiopiaAfrica · 202323.1
  36. 36BrazilLatin America · 202321.3
  37. 37ThailandAPAC · 202320.7
  38. 38EcuadorLatin America · 202320.2
  39. 39JapanAPAC · 202318.7
  40. 40Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202317.6
  41. 41SingaporeAPAC · 202316.6
  42. 42ItalyEurope · 202316.4
  43. 43ChinaAPAC · 202315.6
  44. 44SpainEurope · 202315.6
  45. 45USNorth America · 202315.0
  46. 46CanadaNorth America · 202314.0
  47. 47GermanyEurope · 202314.0
  48. 48UKEurope · 202313.6
  49. 49MexicoLatin America · 202313.2
  50. 50FranceEurope · 202313.1
  51. 51New ZealandAPAC · 202312.4
  52. 52PhilippinesAPAC · 202312.0
  53. 53AustraliaAPAC · 202311.1

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Anaemia in women 15–49 (% of women), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Anaemia in women 15–49 by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/anaemia-women

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