St. Kitts and Nevis - 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 St. Kitts and Nevis was 15.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.80 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 20.60
2001 19.90
2002 19.50
2003 19.10
2004 18.90
2005 18.60
2006 18.30
2007 18.00
2008 17.60
2009 17.30
2010 17.00
2011 16.30
2012 16.00
2013 15.40
2014 15.00
2015 14.90
2016 14.80
2017 14.80
2018 15.10
2019 15.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 20.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 2017.

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 25.50
2001 25.00
2002 24.70
2003 24.50
2004 24.40
2005 24.30
2006 24.20
2007 24.00
2008 23.90
2009 23.70
2010 23.50
2011 22.80
2012 22.40
2013 21.80
2014 21.30
2015 21.00
2016 20.70
2017 20.40
2018 20.40
2019 20.40

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 St. Kitts and Nevis was 15.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.70 in 2016.

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 20.50
2001 19.90
2002 19.40
2003 19.00
2004 18.80
2005 18.50
2006 18.20
2007 17.90
2008 17.50
2009 17.20
2010 16.90
2011 16.30
2012 15.90
2013 15.30
2014 14.90
2015 14.80
2016 14.70
2017 14.70
2018 15.00
2019 15.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 18.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.80 in 2016.

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 22.40
2001 22.00
2002 21.70
2003 21.50
2004 21.30
2005 21.10
2006 20.80
2007 20.50
2008 20.20
2009 19.90
2010 19.60
2011 19.10
2012 18.80
2013 18.40
2014 18.10
2015 18.00
2016 17.80
2017 17.80
2018 18.00
2019 18.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition