India - 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 India was 53.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 54.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 52.60 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 54.10
2001 54.00
2002 54.00
2003 54.10
2004 54.10
2005 54.20
2006 54.10
2007 54.10
2008 54.00
2009 53.70
2010 53.50
2011 53.40
2012 53.20
2013 53.00
2014 52.90
2015 52.70
2016 52.60
2017 52.80
2018 52.90
2019 53.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition