Bhutan - 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 Bhutan was 38.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.60 in 2017.

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 45.20
2001 44.70
2002 44.30
2003 43.90
2004 43.50
2005 43.20
2006 42.80
2007 42.30
2008 41.80
2009 41.30
2010 40.70
2011 40.30
2012 39.80
2013 39.40
2014 39.10
2015 38.80
2016 38.70
2017 38.60
2018 38.60
2019 38.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Bhutan was 44.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.70 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 67.50
2001 66.50
2002 65.40
2003 64.20
2004 62.80
2005 61.40
2006 59.90
2007 58.30
2008 56.60
2009 55.00
2010 53.40
2011 51.90
2012 50.50
2013 49.20
2014 48.10
2015 47.20
2016 46.40
2017 45.70
2018 45.20
2019 44.70

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 Bhutan was 38.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.60 in 2016.

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 45.00
2001 44.50
2002 44.10
2003 43.70
2004 43.40
2005 43.00
2006 42.70
2007 42.20
2008 41.70
2009 41.20
2010 40.70
2011 40.20
2012 39.70
2013 39.40
2014 39.00
2015 38.80
2016 38.60
2017 38.60
2018 38.60
2019 38.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Bhutan was 38.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 38.20 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 47.10
2001 46.70
2002 46.30
2003 45.90
2004 45.50
2005 45.10
2006 44.60
2007 44.10
2008 43.50
2009 43.00
2010 42.40
2011 41.90
2012 41.30
2013 40.80
2014 40.30
2015 39.90
2016 39.40
2017 39.00
2018 38.60
2019 38.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition