Eswatini - 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 Eswatini was 30.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.80 in 2014.

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 34.40
2001 33.40
2002 32.80
2003 32.30
2004 31.80
2005 31.40
2006 31.10
2007 30.90
2008 31.00
2009 30.80
2010 30.50
2011 30.20
2012 30.00
2013 29.90
2014 29.80
2015 29.80
2016 29.90
2017 30.10
2018 30.40
2019 30.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Eswatini was 42.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 46.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 41.90 in 2015.

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 45.80
2001 45.70
2002 45.70
2003 45.90
2004 46.00
2005 46.20
2006 45.40
2007 45.20
2008 45.60
2009 45.30
2010 44.10
2011 42.90
2012 42.30
2013 42.30
2014 42.80
2015 41.90
2016 42.60
2017 44.20
2018 43.40
2019 42.70

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 Eswatini was 30.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.60 in 2014.

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 34.30
2001 33.30
2002 32.70
2003 32.10
2004 31.60
2005 31.20
2006 30.90
2007 30.70
2008 30.80
2009 30.60
2010 30.30
2011 30.00
2012 29.80
2013 29.70
2014 29.60
2015 29.60
2016 29.70
2017 29.90
2018 30.20
2019 30.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Eswatini was 32.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 32.20 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 35.20
2001 34.80
2002 34.50
2003 34.30
2004 34.10
2005 33.90
2006 33.70
2007 33.60
2008 33.60
2009 33.40
2010 33.20
2011 33.00
2012 32.80
2013 32.60
2014 32.50
2015 32.40
2016 32.30
2017 32.20
2018 32.20
2019 32.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition