Burkina Faso - 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 Burkina Faso was 52.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.50 in 2019.

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 56.40
2001 56.00
2002 55.80
2003 55.50
2004 55.20
2005 54.90
2006 54.60
2007 54.30
2008 54.00
2009 53.70
2010 53.50
2011 53.30
2012 53.30
2013 53.30
2014 53.20
2015 53.10
2016 53.00
2017 52.80
2018 52.60
2019 52.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Burkina Faso was 76.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 88.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 76.60 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 88.20
2001 88.30
2002 88.40
2003 88.40
2004 88.30
2005 88.10
2006 88.00
2007 87.70
2008 87.40
2009 87.10
2010 86.60
2011 86.20
2012 85.60
2013 84.90
2014 84.00
2015 82.90
2016 81.60
2017 80.10
2018 78.40
2019 76.60

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 Burkina Faso was 52.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.20 in 2019.

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 56.00
2001 55.70
2002 55.40
2003 55.10
2004 54.80
2005 54.40
2006 54.10
2007 53.80
2008 53.50
2009 53.20
2010 53.00
2011 52.90
2012 52.90
2013 52.80
2014 52.80
2015 52.70
2016 52.60
2017 52.40
2018 52.30
2019 52.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Burkina Faso was 55.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 55.30 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 58.80
2001 58.70
2002 58.60
2003 58.50
2004 58.40
2005 58.20
2006 58.00
2007 57.90
2008 57.70
2009 57.50
2010 57.30
2011 57.10
2012 56.90
2013 56.80
2014 56.60
2015 56.30
2016 56.10
2017 55.90
2018 55.60
2019 55.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition