Congo - 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 Congo was 48.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 57.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 48.80 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 57.10
2001 57.10
2002 57.20
2003 57.20
2004 57.10
2005 56.90
2006 56.60
2007 56.20
2008 55.60
2009 55.10
2010 54.40
2011 53.80
2012 53.10
2013 52.40
2014 51.70
2015 51.10
2016 50.40
2017 49.80
2018 49.20
2019 48.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Congo was 60.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 72.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 60.80 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 72.50
2001 72.00
2002 71.40
2003 70.70
2004 69.70
2005 68.70
2006 67.70
2007 66.80
2008 65.90
2009 65.30
2010 64.90
2011 64.60
2012 64.40
2013 64.20
2014 63.90
2015 63.50
2016 63.00
2017 62.30
2018 61.60
2019 60.80

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 Congo was 48.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 57.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 48.70 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 57.10
2001 57.10
2002 57.20
2003 57.30
2004 57.20
2005 57.00
2006 56.60
2007 56.30
2008 55.70
2009 55.10
2010 54.40
2011 53.80
2012 53.00
2013 52.30
2014 51.60
2015 51.00
2016 50.20
2017 49.60
2018 49.00
2019 48.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Congo was 51.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 51.00 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 56.50
2001 56.40
2002 56.40
2003 56.30
2004 56.20
2005 56.00
2006 55.80
2007 55.50
2008 55.20
2009 54.80
2010 54.50
2011 54.10
2012 53.70
2013 53.30
2014 52.90
2015 52.60
2016 52.20
2017 51.70
2018 51.30
2019 51.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition