Anaemia in women in Japan

In Japan, 18.7% of women aged 15 to 49 had anaemia in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 Unit: % of women aged 15 to 49 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Japan, 2023 18.7% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.2percentage points 2022: 18.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 15.7% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2023 152nd of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in Japan over time

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% of women aged 15 to 49. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 (% of women aged 15 to 49), 2000 to 2023
Period Japan
2023 18.7%
2022 18.5%
2021 18.3%
2020 18.2%
2019 18.3%
2018 18.4%
2017 18.5%
2016 18.7%
2015 19.0%
2014 19.1%
2013 19.3%
2012 19.5%
2011 19.7%
2010 19.9%
2009 20.1%
2008 20.3%
2007 20.5%
2006 20.6%
2005 20.7%
2004 20.8%
2003 20.8%
2002 20.8%
2001 20.7%
2000 20.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 18.5% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.3%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 152nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NUTRITION_ANAEMIA_REPRODUCTIVEAGE_PREV · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=SEX_FMLE Dim2=PREGNANCYSTATUS_TOTAL
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Japan
Provider update
29 April 2025
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory