Seychelles - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Seychelles was 27.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.00 in 2012.

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 30.60
2001 30.30
2002 30.00
2003 29.70
2004 29.50
2005 29.20
2006 28.70
2007 28.30
2008 27.90
2009 27.50
2010 27.30
2011 27.10
2012 27.00
2013 27.00
2014 27.00
2015 27.10
2016 27.20
2017 27.30
2018 27.40
2019 27.50

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition