Suriname - 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 Suriname was 21.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 2013.

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 27.60
2001 27.00
2002 26.40
2003 25.80
2004 25.10
2005 24.50
2006 23.90
2007 23.20
2008 22.50
2009 21.70
2010 21.10
2011 20.60
2012 20.30
2013 20.10
2014 20.10
2015 20.20
2016 20.30
2017 20.50
2018 20.70
2019 21.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Suriname was 25.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.90 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 33.10
2001 32.90
2002 32.70
2003 32.50
2004 32.20
2005 31.90
2006 31.60
2007 31.00
2008 30.40
2009 29.70
2010 29.00
2011 28.40
2012 27.80
2013 27.30
2014 27.00
2015 26.70
2016 26.40
2017 26.20
2018 26.00
2019 25.90

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 Suriname was 20.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.90 in 2013.

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 27.40
2001 26.90
2002 26.20
2003 25.60
2004 24.90
2005 24.30
2006 23.80
2007 23.00
2008 22.30
2009 21.60
2010 20.90
2011 20.40
2012 20.10
2013 19.90
2014 19.90
2015 20.00
2016 20.10
2017 20.30
2018 20.50
2019 20.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Suriname was 24.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.90 in 2013.

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 29.60
2001 29.30
2002 28.80
2003 28.30
2004 27.80
2005 27.30
2006 26.90
2007 26.40
2008 25.80
2009 25.30
2010 24.80
2011 24.40
2012 24.10
2013 23.90
2014 24.00
2015 23.90
2016 24.00
2017 24.00
2018 24.10
2019 24.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition