Dominica - 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 Dominica was 20.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.90 in 2013.

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 25.80
2001 24.80
2002 23.90
2003 23.10
2004 22.60
2005 22.00
2006 21.70
2007 21.30
2008 21.10
2009 20.80
2010 20.60
2011 20.30
2012 20.10
2013 19.90
2014 19.90
2015 19.90
2016 20.00
2017 20.10
2018 20.40
2019 20.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Dominica was 29.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 29.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.30 in 2003.

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 26.80
2001 26.60
2002 26.40
2003 26.30
2004 26.50
2005 26.70
2006 27.00
2007 27.30
2008 27.60
2009 27.90
2010 28.20
2011 28.30
2012 28.40
2013 28.50
2014 28.70
2015 28.90
2016 29.10
2017 29.20
2018 29.50
2019 29.80

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 Dominica was 20.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.80 in 2013.

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 25.60
2001 24.60
2002 23.70
2003 22.90
2004 22.40
2005 21.90
2006 21.50
2007 21.20
2008 21.00
2009 20.70
2010 20.40
2011 20.20
2012 20.00
2013 19.80
2014 19.80
2015 19.80
2016 19.90
2017 20.00
2018 20.30
2019 20.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Dominica was 23.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.20 in 2017.

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 30.50
2001 29.70
2002 28.90
2003 28.10
2004 27.50
2005 26.80
2006 26.40
2007 26.00
2008 25.60
2009 25.20
2010 24.90
2011 24.50
2012 24.20
2013 23.80
2014 23.60
2015 23.50
2016 23.40
2017 23.20
2018 23.30
2019 23.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition