Barbados - 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 Barbados was 17.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.70 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 20.60
2001 20.40
2002 20.10
2003 19.90
2004 19.40
2005 19.10
2006 18.70
2007 18.30
2008 17.90
2009 17.60
2010 17.30
2011 17.20
2012 16.90
2013 16.80
2014 16.70
2015 16.70
2016 16.70
2017 16.70
2018 16.80
2019 17.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition