El Salvador - Prevalence of anemia

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in El Salvador was 10.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.90 in 2011.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 11.40
2001 11.10
2002 10.90
2003 10.80
2004 10.60
2005 10.50
2006 10.50
2007 10.30
2008 10.20
2009 10.10
2010 10.00
2011 9.90
2012 9.90
2013 9.90
2014 9.90
2015 9.90
2016 10.00
2017 10.10
2018 10.40
2019 10.60

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in El Salvador was 24.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.90 in 2014, while its lowest value was 21.90 in 2000.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 21.90
2001 22.20
2002 22.50
2003 22.90
2004 23.30
2005 23.70
2006 24.10
2007 24.30
2008 24.50
2009 24.70
2010 24.90
2011 24.90
2012 24.90
2013 24.90
2014 24.90
2015 24.80
2016 24.70
2017 24.60
2018 24.60
2019 24.60

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) in El Salvador was 10.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.60 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 11.10
2001 10.80
2002 10.70
2003 10.50
2004 10.40
2005 10.30
2006 10.20
2007 10.10
2008 10.00
2009 9.90
2010 9.80
2011 9.70
2012 9.70
2013 9.60
2014 9.70
2015 9.70
2016 9.80
2017 9.90
2018 10.10
2019 10.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in El Salvador was 15.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.10 in 2010.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

See also:

Year Value
2000 16.10
2001 15.90
2002 15.80
2003 15.70
2004 15.60
2005 15.50
2006 15.40
2007 15.30
2008 15.20
2009 15.20
2010 15.10
2011 15.10
2012 15.10
2013 15.20
2014 15.20
2015 15.30
2016 15.40
2017 15.50
2018 15.70
2019 15.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition