Anemia Affects 13% of US Women, With Stark Racial and Income Disparities

An estimated 9% of people in the US aged 2 years or older had anemia from August 2021 to August 2023, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Overall, 13% of females had anemia compared with about 6% of males, and prevalence was highest among females during adolescence through midlife. Like most nations charged with reducing anemia prevalence, the US fell short of the World Health Assembly’s goals to curb the condition in women of reproductive age by half by 2025.