Egypt - 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 Egypt was 28.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.30 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 35.50
2001 35.30
2002 35.20
2003 35.10
2004 34.80
2005 34.50
2006 34.10
2007 33.70
2008 33.20
2009 32.50
2010 31.90
2011 31.40
2012 31.00
2013 30.70
2014 30.30
2015 29.70
2016 29.20
2017 28.80
2018 28.50
2019 28.30

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition