Anaemia in women in United Kingdom

In United Kingdom, 13.6% 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
United Kingdom, 2023 13.6% % of women aged 15 to 49
Change from 2022 +0.5percentage points 2022: 13.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 15.7% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2023 186th of 192 See the full ranking

Anaemia in women in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom
2023 13.6%
2022 13.1%
2021 12.7%
2020 12.3%
2019 12.0%
2018 11.7%
2017 11.5%
2016 11.3%
2015 11.1%
2014 11.0%
2013 10.8%
2012 10.6%
2011 10.4%
2010 10.2%
2009 10.0%
2008 9.9%
2007 9.7%
2006 9.5%
2005 9.4%
2004 9.3%
2003 9.3%
2002 9.3%
2001 9.5%
2000 9.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 13.1% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 10.8%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 186th highest value.

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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 United Kingdom
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