Denmark vs Sweden: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Denmark

17.0%

in 2023

Sweden

16.8%

in 2023

Denmark rank

155th

Sweden rank

156th

Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups over time

Denmark currently reports 17.0% against 16.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 155th and Sweden ranks 156th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,608 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.