Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Palestine
Palestine: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups was 24.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 24.8% for share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Palestine peaked at 27.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 103rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Palestine?
- Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups in Palestine was 24.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups?
- Palestine ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.