Guinea-Bissau - 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 Guinea-Bissau was 48.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 48.10 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 53.80
2001 53.60
2002 53.40
2003 53.20
2004 53.00
2005 52.70
2006 52.40
2007 52.10
2008 51.60
2009 51.20
2010 50.70
2011 50.30
2012 49.90
2013 49.60
2014 49.30
2015 49.10
2016 48.80
2017 48.50
2018 48.30
2019 48.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Guinea-Bissau was 68.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 79.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 68.00 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 79.70
2001 79.20
2002 78.60
2003 78.00
2004 77.30
2005 76.60
2006 75.90
2007 75.20
2008 74.50
2009 73.80
2010 73.20
2011 72.60
2012 72.20
2013 71.80
2014 71.30
2015 70.90
2016 70.40
2017 69.70
2018 68.90
2019 68.00

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 Guinea-Bissau was 47.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.70 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 53.50
2001 53.20
2002 53.00
2003 52.80
2004 52.60
2005 52.30
2006 52.00
2007 51.70
2008 51.20
2009 50.70
2010 50.20
2011 49.80
2012 49.40
2013 49.10
2014 48.90
2015 48.60
2016 48.40
2017 48.10
2018 47.90
2019 47.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Guinea-Bissau was 52.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 52.30 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 56.60
2001 56.50
2002 56.40
2003 56.30
2004 56.10
2005 55.90
2006 55.80
2007 55.50
2008 55.30
2009 55.00
2010 54.70
2011 54.40
2012 54.20
2013 53.90
2014 53.70
2015 53.40
2016 53.20
2017 52.90
2018 52.60
2019 52.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition