Central African Republic - 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 Central African Republic was 46.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 46.80 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 50.90
2001 50.70
2002 50.50
2003 50.30
2004 50.20
2005 50.10
2006 49.90
2007 49.50
2008 49.10
2009 48.70
2010 48.50
2011 48.10
2012 47.90
2013 47.80
2014 47.80
2015 47.70
2016 47.50
2017 47.20
2018 47.00
2019 46.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Central African Republic was 73.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 82.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 73.60 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 82.00
2001 81.50
2002 81.10
2003 80.60
2004 80.20
2005 79.80
2006 79.30
2007 78.80
2008 78.40
2009 78.00
2010 77.70
2011 77.30
2012 77.10
2013 76.90
2014 76.70
2015 76.30
2016 75.80
2017 75.20
2018 74.40
2019 73.60

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 Central African Republic was 46.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 46.30 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 50.40
2001 50.10
2002 49.90
2003 49.80
2004 49.60
2005 49.50
2006 49.30
2007 48.90
2008 48.50
2009 48.10
2010 47.90
2011 47.50
2012 47.30
2013 47.20
2014 47.20
2015 47.10
2016 47.00
2017 46.70
2018 46.40
2019 46.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Central African Republic was 51.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 51.50 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 55.10
2001 55.00
2002 54.90
2003 54.80
2004 54.70
2005 54.60
2006 54.50
2007 54.20
2008 54.00
2009 53.80
2010 53.50
2011 53.30
2012 53.00
2013 52.90
2014 52.70
2015 52.60
2016 52.40
2017 52.10
2018 51.80
2019 51.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition