North Korea vs Kuwait: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

North Korea

27.5%

in 2023

Kuwait

27.7%

in 2023

North Korea rank

83rd

Kuwait rank

81st

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

Kuwait currently reports 27.7% against 27.5% in North Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

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

North Korea ranks 83rd and Kuwait ranks 81st 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.