Anaemia in women in Libya

In Libya, 29.3% of women aged 15 to 49 had anaemia in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2008.

Measure: Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 Unit: % of women aged 15 to 49 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Libya, 2023 29.3% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.4percentage points 2022: 28.9%
Position in 2023 74th of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in Libya 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 Libya
2023 29.3%
2022 28.9%
2021 28.5%
2020 28.3%
2019 28.1%
2018 27.9%
2017 27.9%
2016 27.9%
2015 27.9%
2014 28.0%
2013 28.2%
2012 28.3%
2011 28.6%
2010 28.8%
2009 29.1%
2008 29.4%
2007 29.6%
2006 29.8%
2005 30.0%
2004 30.1%
2003 30.2%
2002 30.3%
2001 30.5%
2000 30.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 28.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Libya has the 74th 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 Libya
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