Belgium - 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 Belgium was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.70 in 2004.

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 11.20
2001 11.00
2002 10.90
2003 10.80
2004 10.70
2005 10.80
2006 10.80
2007 10.80
2008 10.90
2009 10.90
2010 10.90
2011 11.10
2012 11.30
2013 11.40
2014 11.60
2015 12.00
2016 12.30
2017 12.80
2018 13.20
2019 13.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Belgium was 17.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2001.

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 13.80
2001 13.60
2002 13.60
2003 13.60
2004 13.60
2005 13.80
2006 14.00
2007 14.20
2008 14.30
2009 14.50
2010 14.60
2011 14.90
2012 15.20
2013 15.30
2014 15.60
2015 15.90
2016 16.40
2017 16.80
2018 17.10
2019 17.40

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 Belgium was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.60 in 2004.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 11.00
2001 10.90
2002 10.70
2003 10.70
2004 10.60
2005 10.60
2006 10.70
2007 10.70
2008 10.70
2009 10.80
2010 10.80
2011 11.00
2012 11.20
2013 11.30
2014 11.50
2015 11.80
2016 12.30
2017 12.70
2018 13.10
2019 13.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Belgium was 16.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 14.50 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 16.00
2001 15.60
2002 15.30
2003 15.10
2004 14.90
2005 14.80
2006 14.80
2007 14.70
2008 14.60
2009 14.60
2010 14.50
2011 14.60
2012 14.70
2013 14.70
2014 14.90
2015 15.10
2016 15.40
2017 15.70
2018 15.90
2019 16.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition