Bangladesh - 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 Bangladesh was 36.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.50 in 2001.

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 35.60
2001 35.50
2002 35.50
2003 35.60
2004 35.70
2005 35.80
2006 35.80
2007 35.80
2008 35.80
2009 35.70
2010 35.70
2011 35.70
2012 35.70
2013 35.70
2014 35.80
2015 35.90
2016 36.00
2017 36.20
2018 36.40
2019 36.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Bangladesh was 43.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.10 in 2018.

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 56.60
2001 55.20
2002 53.90
2003 52.70
2004 51.70
2005 50.60
2006 49.60
2007 48.60
2008 47.70
2009 46.80
2010 46.10
2011 45.40
2012 44.90
2013 44.40
2014 44.00
2015 43.80
2016 43.50
2017 43.30
2018 43.10
2019 43.10

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 Bangladesh was 36.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.60 in 2001.

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 34.70
2001 34.60
2002 34.70
2003 34.80
2004 35.00
2005 35.10
2006 35.20
2007 35.30
2008 35.20
2009 35.20
2010 35.20
2011 35.20
2012 35.30
2013 35.30
2014 35.40
2015 35.50
2016 35.70
2017 35.90
2018 36.20
2019 36.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Bangladesh was 42.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 42.20 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 46.80
2001 46.60
2002 46.50
2003 46.40
2004 46.30
2005 46.10
2006 45.90
2007 45.60
2008 45.30
2009 45.00
2010 44.70
2011 44.50
2012 44.20
2013 43.90
2014 43.60
2015 43.30
2016 43.10
2017 42.80
2018 42.50
2019 42.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition