Yemen - 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 Yemen was 61.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 66.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 61.30 in 2014.

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 66.10
2001 65.70
2002 65.30
2003 65.00
2004 64.80
2005 64.30
2006 63.90
2007 63.40
2008 62.90
2009 62.50
2010 62.10
2011 61.80
2012 61.50
2013 61.40
2014 61.30
2015 61.30
2016 61.30
2017 61.40
2018 61.50
2019 61.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Yemen was 79.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 83.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 79.50 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 83.60
2001 83.20
2002 82.80
2003 82.40
2004 82.00
2005 81.70
2006 81.30
2007 80.90
2008 80.50
2009 80.20
2010 80.00
2011 79.90
2012 79.90
2013 79.90
2014 79.90
2015 79.90
2016 79.90
2017 79.80
2018 79.70
2019 79.50

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 Yemen was 61.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 61.60 in 2015.

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 67.00
2001 66.50
2002 66.00
2003 65.70
2004 65.40
2005 64.90
2006 64.40
2007 63.90
2008 63.30
2009 62.90
2010 62.50
2011 62.10
2012 61.90
2013 61.80
2014 61.70
2015 61.60
2016 61.60
2017 61.70
2018 61.80
2019 61.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Yemen was 57.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 57.50 in 2019.

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 59.70
2001 59.60
2002 59.50
2003 59.40
2004 59.30
2005 59.10
2006 58.90
2007 58.70
2008 58.60
2009 58.40
2010 58.30
2011 58.10
2012 58.00
2013 57.90
2014 57.80
2015 57.80
2016 57.70
2017 57.60
2018 57.60
2019 57.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition