Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups by country
Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
59.9%
Gabon
Lowest
10.5%
Guatemala
Median
25.7%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,608
What the numbers show
Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 59.9% in Gabon; the lowest is 10.5% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.7%, and the mean is 27.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 33.3%).
Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 59.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 56.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mauritania | 54.5% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 4 | India | 53.7% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 50.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 47.1% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 47.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Congo | 46.7% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 46.5% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 46.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 12 | Somalia | 46.2% | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 13 | Gambia | 46.1% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 45.9% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea | 45.7% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.7% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 45.4% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 44.6% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 44.3% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 43.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 43.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 21 | Maldives | 43.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 43.1% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 24 | Liberia | 42.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Togo | 41.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.3% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 40.6% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 40.0% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 39.7% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.7% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | Burundi | 39.0% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 38.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 33 | Tanzania | 38.8% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Bahrain | 38.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 38.0% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 36 | Nigeria | 37.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 37.6% | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 38 | Guyana | 37.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 37.3% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 40 | Madagascar | 37.2% | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 41 | Yemen | 36.4% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 42 | Ghana | 36.0% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 35.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 43 | Eritrea | 35.6% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 45 | South Sudan | 35.0% | 2023 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 34.8% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 34.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 48 | Lesotho | 34.2% | 2023 | up 44.3% | flat |
| 49 | Lebanon | 34.0% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Sudan | 34.0% | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Bhutan | 33.8% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 33.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 53 | Jordan | 33.0% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritius | 32.8% | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 32.7% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 32.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 58 | Malawi | 32.4% | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 59 | Kenya | 32.2% | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 60 | Djibouti | 31.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 61 | Algeria | 31.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 31.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 63 | South Africa | 31.2% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 64 | Syria | 31.0% | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 30.9% | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 30.5% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 30.4% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 30.4% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 30.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 70 | Comoros | 29.9% | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 70 | Fiji | 29.9% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 72 | East Timor | 29.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 73 | Morocco | 29.5% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 74 | Libya | 29.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 74 | Turkey | 29.3% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 28.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 77 | Laos | 28.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 78 | Moldova | 28.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 79 | Eswatini | 28.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 28.2% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | Kuwait | 27.7% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 81 | Tunisia | 27.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 83 | North Korea | 27.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 27.5% | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 85 | Uganda | 27.2% | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 27.1% | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 86 | Zambia | 27.1% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 88 | Kiribati | 26.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 89 | Indonesia | 26.7% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.0% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 91 | Palau | 25.9% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 25.8% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 92 | Montenegro | 25.8% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 92 | Seychelles | 25.8% | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 95 | Slovenia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 96 | Iran | 25.5% | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 25.5% | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 98 | Slovakia | 25.3% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 99 | Venezuela | 25.2% | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia | 24.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 100 | Namibia | 24.9% | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 100 | Serbia | 24.9% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 103 | Palestine | 24.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 24.7% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 104 | Estonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 106 | Czechia | 24.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 107 | Uruguay | 24.5% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 108 | Romania | 24.3% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 24.1% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 109 | Russia | 24.1% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 111 | Lithuania | 23.7% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 112 | Qatar | 23.6% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 113 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 115 | Poland | 23.4% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 116 | Croatia | 23.3% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 23.2% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 23.1% | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 120 | Nauru | 22.5% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 121 | Colombia | 22.4% | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 22.4% | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 123 | Cuba | 22.2% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 123 | Suriname | 22.2% | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 125 | Belarus | 22.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 125 | Micronesia (country) | 22.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.1% | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 128 | Dominica | 22.0% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 129 | Samoa | 21.9% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 130 | Jamaica | 21.5% | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 21.5% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 133 | Belize | 21.3% | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 133 | Brazil | 21.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 135 | Peru | 21.0% | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 136 | Grenada | 20.9% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 20.9% | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 138 | Thailand | 20.7% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 138 | Tonga | 20.7% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 140 | Vietnam | 20.5% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.3% | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 142 | Ecuador | 20.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 143 | Barbados | 20.1% | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 19.9% | 2023 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.4% | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 145 | Ukraine | 19.4% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 19.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 148 | Bahamas | 18.8% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 148 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2023 | up 34.3% | flat |
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 151 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 151 | Japan | 18.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 153 | Brunei | 18.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 17.6% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 156 | Sweden | 16.8% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 157 | Austria | 16.7% | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 158 | Switzerland | 16.6% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 158 | Singapore | 16.6% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 160 | Netherlands | 16.5% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 161 | Andorra | 16.4% | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 161 | Cyprus | 16.4% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 161 | Italy | 16.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 164 | Norway | 16.3% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 165 | Rwanda | 16.1% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 166 | Monaco | 15.9% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 167 | Chile | 15.7% | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 167 | South Korea | 15.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 167 | San Marino | 15.7% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 171 | China | 15.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 171 | Spain | 15.6% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 171 | Greece | 15.6% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 175 | Belgium | 15.0% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 175 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 175 | United States | 15.0% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 179 | Israel | 14.6% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 180 | El Salvador | 14.4% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 181 | Canada | 14.0% | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 181 | Germany | 14.0% | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 184 | Costa Rica | 13.7% | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 13.6% | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 185 | United Kingdom | 13.6% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 187 | Mexico | 13.2% | 2023 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 188 | France | 13.1% | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 189 | New Zealand | 12.4% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 190 | Philippines | 12.0% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 191 | Australia | 11.1% | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 192 | Guatemala | 10.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
About this data
Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.