Guatemala - 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 Guatemala was 7.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 7.40 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 22.40
2001 21.30
2002 20.30
2003 19.50
2004 18.60
2005 17.70
2006 16.80
2007 15.90
2008 14.90
2009 14.00
2010 12.90
2011 11.90
2012 11.00
2013 10.20
2014 9.50
2015 8.90
2016 8.40
2017 7.90
2018 7.60
2019 7.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Guatemala was 9.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 9.80 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 32.70
2001 32.80
2002 32.90
2003 33.00
2004 32.80
2005 32.20
2006 31.40
2007 30.10
2008 28.40
2009 26.40
2010 24.00
2011 21.50
2012 19.10
2013 16.70
2014 14.70
2015 13.10
2016 11.80
2017 10.80
2018 10.20
2019 9.80

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 Guatemala was 7.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 7.00 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 22.00
2001 20.80
2002 19.80
2003 19.00
2004 18.20
2005 17.20
2006 16.40
2007 15.50
2008 14.50
2009 13.50
2010 12.50
2011 11.50
2012 10.60
2013 9.80
2014 9.10
2015 8.50
2016 8.00
2017 7.60
2018 7.30
2019 7.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Guatemala was 12.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12.70 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).

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Year Value
2000 27.10
2001 26.20
2002 25.30
2003 24.80
2004 24.00
2005 23.10
2006 22.20
2007 21.50
2008 20.60
2009 19.70
2010 18.80
2011 17.80
2012 17.00
2013 16.10
2014 15.30
2015 14.70
2016 14.10
2017 13.50
2018 13.00
2019 12.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition