Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Japan

18.7%

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

17.6%

in 2023

Japan rank

151st

Saudi Arabia rank

154th

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

Japan currently reports 18.7% against 17.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Japan ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th 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.