Dem. Rep. 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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 42.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.40 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 52.70
2001 52.50
2002 52.40
2003 52.20
2004 51.90
2005 51.50
2006 51.00
2007 50.50
2008 49.80
2009 48.90
2010 48.10
2011 47.20
2012 46.40
2013 45.50
2014 44.80
2015 44.10
2016 43.50
2017 43.00
2018 42.60
2019 42.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 64.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 76.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 64.90 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 76.60
2001 75.90
2002 75.20
2003 74.40
2004 73.60
2005 72.80
2006 72.10
2007 71.30
2008 70.50
2009 69.90
2010 69.30
2011 68.80
2012 68.40
2013 68.00
2014 67.70
2015 67.30
2016 66.90
2017 66.30
2018 65.60
2019 64.90

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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 41.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 41.90 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 52.50
2001 52.30
2002 52.20
2003 51.90
2004 51.60
2005 51.10
2006 50.60
2007 50.10
2008 49.30
2009 48.40
2010 47.50
2011 46.60
2012 45.80
2013 44.90
2014 44.10
2015 43.40
2016 42.90
2017 42.40
2018 42.10
2019 41.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 46.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.20 in 2003 and a minimum value of 46.50 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 54.10
2001 54.10
2002 54.20
2003 54.20
2004 54.10
2005 53.90
2006 53.70
2007 53.40
2008 53.00
2009 52.50
2010 51.90
2011 51.30
2012 50.70
2013 50.00
2014 49.30
2015 48.60
2016 48.10
2017 47.50
2018 46.90
2019 46.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition