Every day, 800 women die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth causes, while one in three women worldwide faces intimate partner violence or sexual violence in her lifetime. Yet the gaps are not only clinical, from 29% of women living with anemia to mental health impacts affecting 1 in 5 women in the US each year. Here’s how the most current women’s health statistics connect risk, diagnosis, and cost across the conditions that too often get overlooked.
Key Takeaways
- 13% of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion, globally
- 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth
- 29% of women worldwide are affected by anemia
- $24.9 billion global women's health market size in 2023, projected to reach $40.0 billion by 2030
- $6.0 billion global endometriosis therapeutics market size in 2023, projected to reach $10.5 billion by 2030
- $1.8 billion global overactive bladder drugs market size in 2023
- 62% of women with personal health devices (smartwatch/fitness tracker) reported using them at least weekly (survey year 2023)
- 41% of women in the UK used wearables to track their health at least once (survey year 2022)
- 37% of women in Canada have used online appointment booking for medical services (survey year 2021)
- One in 10 women in the US has endometriosis (estimate includes undiagnosed cases)
- In 2022, 332,370 new breast cancer cases were estimated in the US
- In 2022, 19,880 new ovarian cancer cases were estimated in the US
- In the US, the economic burden of intimate partner violence against women was estimated at $3.1 trillion over 2018–2022 (JAMA/CDC cited estimate)
- $4.0 billion annual US cost for pelvic inflammatory disease (estimate)
- US direct medical costs for maternal and newborn care were $372 billion in 2021 (Truven/US estimate referenced by AHRQ)
Pregnancy and violence risks, plus rising women’s health conditions, cost billions and demand better care worldwide.
Health Outcomes
113% of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion, globally[1]
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2800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth[2]
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329% of women worldwide are affected by anemia[3]
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42.7 million adolescents aged 15–19 give birth every year, accounting for the majority of births among adolescent girls[4]
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51 in 3 women worldwide experience physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime[5]
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61 in 5 women in the US will experience a mental health condition in a given year (depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)[6]
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716% of women aged 18–29 in the US reported experiencing serious psychological distress in 2021–2022[7]
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Health Outcomes Interpretation
From unsafe abortion and preventable pregnancy and childbirth deaths to widespread anemia and intimate partner violence, the Health Outcomes data show how multiple, preventable conditions are affecting millions of women and adolescents, such as 800 women dying each day from pregnancy and childbirth causes and 29% of women living with anemia worldwide.
Market Size
1$24.9 billion global women's health market size in 2023, projected to reach $40.0 billion by 2030[8]
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2$6.0 billion global endometriosis therapeutics market size in 2023, projected to reach $10.5 billion by 2030[9]
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3$1.8 billion global overactive bladder drugs market size in 2023[10]
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4$6.1 billion global maternal and neonatal monitoring devices market in 2023, projected to reach $13.3 billion by 2032[11]
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5$3.4 billion global menopause management market size in 2023[12]
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6$5.0 billion global women's health diagnostics market size in 2023[13]
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7$1.1 billion global pelvic floor disorder treatment market size in 2023[14]
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8$13.1 billion global obstetrics and gynecology devices market size in 2023[15]
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Market Size Interpretation
The market-size outlook for women’s health is set to expand rapidly, with the overall global market growing from $24.9 billion in 2023 to $40.0 billion by 2030, alongside strong subcategory momentum like endometriosis therapeutics rising from $6.0 billion to $10.5 billion by 2030.
User Adoption
162% of women with personal health devices (smartwatch/fitness tracker) reported using them at least weekly (survey year 2023)[16]
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241% of women in the UK used wearables to track their health at least once (survey year 2022)[17]
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337% of women in Canada have used online appointment booking for medical services (survey year 2021)[18]
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User Adoption Interpretation
From 2021 to 2023, women’s user adoption of digital health tools is growing and increasingly routine, with 37% in Canada using online medical appointment booking in 2021 and rising to 62% of women with personal health devices using them at least weekly by 2023.
Industry Trends
1One in 10 women in the US has endometriosis (estimate includes undiagnosed cases)[19]
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2In 2022, 332,370 new breast cancer cases were estimated in the US[20]
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3In 2022, 19,880 new ovarian cancer cases were estimated in the US[21]
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4In 2022, 43,720 new cervical cancer cases were estimated in the US[22]
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5The US FDA approved 54 new drugs in 2023; women accounted for 51% of trial participants in new drug applications (FDA analysis)[23]
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6The FDA required 2,169 clinical trials to include women and minorities across certain approvals (FDA report)[24]
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7WHO estimates 1.1 million women worldwide are living with HIV and need sustained care[25]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
Across major women’s health conditions, the scale is clear and rising pressures on the industry are growing, from 332,370 new breast cancer cases in 2022 to 1 in 10 women in the US living with endometriosis and WHO’s estimate of 1.1 million women worldwide living with HIV who need sustained care.
Cost Analysis
1In the US, the economic burden of intimate partner violence against women was estimated at $3.1 trillion over 2018–2022 (JAMA/CDC cited estimate)[26]
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2$4.0 billion annual US cost for pelvic inflammatory disease (estimate)[27]
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3US direct medical costs for maternal and newborn care were $372 billion in 2021 (Truven/US estimate referenced by AHRQ)[28]
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4HPV-related cancers cost the US healthcare system about $7.4 billion per year (estimate)[29]
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5$9.1 billion annual economic burden of uterine fibroids in the US (estimate)[30]
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6$15.2 billion annual cost of osteoporosis in the US (2019 estimate)[31]
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7$2.7 billion direct medical costs of urinary tract infections in the US (2019 estimate)[32]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
Across major women’s health conditions, the economic toll is staggering, with costs ranging from $2.7 billion for urinary tract infections to $3.1 trillion for intimate partner violence over 2018–2022, showing that women’s health spending pressures come from both widespread everyday illnesses and highly costly violence-related impacts.
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