IDA total - 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 IDA total was 40.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.63 in 2000, while its lowest value was 40.08 in 2016.

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 44.63
2001 44.22
2002 43.86
2003 43.57
2004 43.24
2005 42.88
2006 42.50
2007 42.10
2008 41.66
2009 41.24
2010 40.86
2011 40.60
2012 40.38
2013 40.22
2014 40.14
2015 40.10
2016 40.08
2017 40.08
2018 40.15
2019 40.27

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in IDA total was 56.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.04 in 2000, while its lowest value was 56.96 in 2019.

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 67.04
2001 66.11
2002 65.26
2003 64.47
2004 63.72
2005 62.99
2006 62.32
2007 61.61
2008 60.90
2009 60.27
2010 59.72
2011 59.25
2012 58.90
2013 58.61
2014 58.37
2015 58.17
2016 57.95
2017 57.67
2018 57.31
2019 56.96

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 IDA total was 39.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.13 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.67 in 2015.

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 44.13
2001 43.69
2002 43.34
2003 43.04
2004 42.72
2005 42.36
2006 41.99
2007 41.58
2008 41.14
2009 40.72
2010 40.38
2011 40.10
2012 39.91
2013 39.75
2014 39.68
2015 39.67
2016 39.68
2017 39.72
2018 39.81
2019 39.96

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in IDA total was 45.27 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.75 in 2000 and a minimum value of 45.27 in 2019.

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).

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Year Value
2000 49.75
2001 49.58
2002 49.41
2003 49.25
2004 49.02
2005 48.75
2006 48.49
2007 48.17
2008 47.80
2009 47.46
2010 47.13
2011 46.86
2012 46.63
2013 46.40
2014 46.19
2015 46.02
2016 45.84
2017 45.65
2018 45.45
2019 45.27

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition