Anaemia in women in Portugal

In Portugal, 15.0% 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
Portugal, 2023 15.0% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.6percentage points 2022: 14.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 16.7% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 176th of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in Portugal 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 Portugal
2023 15.0%
2022 14.4%
2021 13.8%
2020 13.4%
2019 13.0%
2018 12.7%
2017 12.4%
2016 12.2%
2015 12.0%
2014 11.9%
2013 11.7%
2012 11.6%
2011 11.5%
2010 11.4%
2009 11.4%
2008 11.4%
2007 11.4%
2006 11.4%
2005 11.4%
2004 11.5%
2003 11.6%
2002 11.6%
2001 11.8%
2000 12.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 14.4% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 176th 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 Portugal
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