Anaemia in women in Poland

In Poland, 23.4% of women aged 15 to 49 had anaemia in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 Unit: % of women aged 15 to 49 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Poland, 2023 23.4% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.7percentage points 2022: 22.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 16.7% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 115th of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in Poland 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 Poland
2023 23.4%
2022 22.7%
2021 22.1%
2020 21.5%
2019 21.1%
2018 20.7%
2017 20.4%
2016 20.1%
2015 19.9%
2014 19.7%
2013 19.6%
2012 19.5%
2011 19.4%
2010 19.4%
2009 19.4%
2008 19.4%
2007 19.5%
2006 19.6%
2005 19.6%
2004 19.7%
2003 19.8%
2002 19.9%
2001 20.1%
2000 20.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 22.7% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.6%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Poland has the 115th 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 Poland
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