Ghana vs Yemen: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Ghana

36.0%

in 2023

Yemen

36.4%

in 2023

Ghana rank

42nd

Yemen rank

41st

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

Yemen currently reports 36.4% against 36.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st 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.