Botswana - 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 Botswana was 32.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.30 in 2012.

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 36.40
2001 36.00
2002 35.50
2003 35.10
2004 34.70
2005 34.20
2006 33.70
2007 33.10
2008 32.50
2009 32.10
2010 31.70
2011 31.40
2012 31.30
2013 31.30
2014 31.40
2015 31.60
2016 31.80
2017 32.10
2018 32.30
2019 32.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Botswana was 43.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.50 in 2009.

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 44.20
2001 43.60
2002 42.90
2003 42.30
2004 41.50
2005 40.00
2006 38.40
2007 37.70
2008 37.60
2009 37.50
2010 37.50
2011 38.30
2012 38.70
2013 39.10
2014 40.00
2015 41.30
2016 42.50
2017 43.10
2018 43.20
2019 43.30

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 Botswana was 32.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.30 in 2012.

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 36.50
2001 36.10
2002 35.60
2003 35.10
2004 34.80
2005 34.30
2006 33.80
2007 33.10
2008 32.60
2009 32.10
2010 31.70
2011 31.40
2012 31.30
2013 31.30
2014 31.40
2015 31.60
2016 31.90
2017 32.10
2018 32.30
2019 32.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Botswana was 31.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 31.00 in 2012.

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 34.70
2001 34.40
2002 34.10
2003 33.90
2004 33.60
2005 33.30
2006 32.90
2007 32.40
2008 32.00
2009 31.70
2010 31.40
2011 31.10
2012 31.00
2013 31.00
2014 31.00
2015 31.20
2016 31.30
2017 31.40
2018 31.40
2019 31.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition