Guyana - 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 Guyana was 31.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.70 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 44.10
2001 43.10
2002 42.10
2003 41.60
2004 41.00
2005 40.30
2006 39.50
2007 38.70
2008 37.90
2009 36.90
2010 35.90
2011 35.10
2012 34.40
2013 33.80
2014 33.20
2015 32.70
2016 32.30
2017 32.00
2018 31.80
2019 31.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Guyana was 29.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.30 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 39.70
2001 39.40
2002 39.20
2003 39.10
2004 39.10
2005 38.90
2006 38.60
2007 38.20
2008 37.60
2009 36.90
2010 36.00
2011 35.10
2012 34.10
2013 33.40
2014 32.50
2015 31.70
2016 31.00
2017 30.30
2018 29.80
2019 29.30

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 Guyana was 31.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.60 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 44.50
2001 43.40
2002 42.40
2003 41.80
2004 41.30
2005 40.50
2006 39.60
2007 38.80
2008 38.00
2009 37.00
2010 36.00
2011 35.20
2012 34.40
2013 33.80
2014 33.20
2015 32.60
2016 32.20
2017 31.90
2018 31.70
2019 31.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Guyana was 33.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.00 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 38.30
2001 37.90
2002 37.50
2003 37.30
2004 37.30
2005 37.00
2006 36.70
2007 36.40
2008 36.00
2009 35.60
2010 35.20
2011 34.90
2012 34.60
2013 34.30
2014 34.00
2015 33.70
2016 33.50
2017 33.30
2018 33.10
2019 33.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition