Albania - 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 Albania was 24.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2010.

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 26.20
2001 25.60
2002 25.00
2003 24.60
2004 24.10
2005 23.50
2006 23.00
2007 22.50
2008 22.00
2009 21.50
2010 21.10
2011 21.30
2012 21.60
2013 21.90
2014 22.40
2015 22.90
2016 23.50
2017 24.20
2018 24.50
2019 24.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Albania was 30.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.90 in 2011.

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 34.90
2001 33.40
2002 32.10
2003 30.90
2004 29.60
2005 28.30
2006 27.10
2007 25.90
2008 24.80
2009 23.80
2010 23.00
2011 22.90
2012 23.10
2013 23.60
2014 24.40
2015 25.50
2016 26.90
2017 28.40
2018 29.60
2019 30.90

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 Albania was 24.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2010.

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 26.10
2001 25.50
2002 24.90
2003 24.60
2004 24.00
2005 23.50
2006 23.00
2007 22.50
2008 22.00
2009 21.50
2010 21.10
2011 21.30
2012 21.60
2013 21.90
2014 22.40
2015 22.90
2016 23.50
2017 24.20
2018 24.50
2019 24.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Albania was 24.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.90 in 2010.

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 29.00
2001 28.20
2002 27.30
2003 26.60
2004 25.80
2005 25.00
2006 24.30
2007 23.50
2008 22.90
2009 22.30
2010 21.90
2011 21.90
2012 22.10
2013 22.30
2014 22.60
2015 23.00
2016 23.50
2017 24.00
2018 24.20
2019 24.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition