Maldives - 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 Maldives was 52.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.20 in 2008.

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 48.00
2001 47.10
2002 46.30
2003 45.70
2004 45.20
2005 44.80
2006 44.50
2007 44.30
2008 44.20
2009 44.30
2010 44.50
2011 44.90
2012 45.60
2013 46.40
2014 47.30
2015 48.30
2016 49.30
2017 50.30
2018 51.30
2019 52.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Maldives was 37.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.40 in 2009.

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 44.90
2001 42.50
2002 40.30
2003 38.50
2004 37.00
2005 35.80
2006 34.80
2007 34.10
2008 33.60
2009 33.40
2010 33.40
2011 33.60
2012 33.90
2013 34.40
2014 35.00
2015 35.60
2016 36.30
2017 36.80
2018 37.30
2019 37.80

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 Maldives was 52.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.10 in 2008.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 47.90
2001 47.00
2002 46.20
2003 45.60
2004 45.00
2005 44.70
2006 44.40
2007 44.20
2008 44.10
2009 44.10
2010 44.40
2011 44.80
2012 45.50
2013 46.30
2014 47.30
2015 48.30
2016 49.40
2017 50.40
2018 51.40
2019 52.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Maldives was 49.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 47.00 in 2009.

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 49.90
2001 49.40
2002 48.90
2003 48.50
2004 48.10
2005 47.80
2006 47.50
2007 47.30
2008 47.10
2009 47.00
2010 47.00
2011 47.10
2012 47.30
2013 47.50
2014 47.90
2015 48.20
2016 48.50
2017 48.80
2018 49.10
2019 49.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition