Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 38.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.51 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.32 in 2017.

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 44.51
2001 44.15
2002 43.78
2003 43.46
2004 43.09
2005 42.64
2006 42.16
2007 41.61
2008 41.00
2009 40.40
2010 39.85
2011 39.40
2012 39.06
2013 38.79
2014 38.62
2015 38.50
2016 38.39
2017 38.32
2018 38.33
2019 38.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 59.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 71.12 in 2000, while its lowest value was 59.00 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 71.12
2001 70.11
2002 69.09
2003 68.12
2004 67.17
2005 66.28
2006 65.46
2007 64.60
2008 63.77
2009 63.03
2010 62.33
2011 61.78
2012 61.33
2013 60.94
2014 60.63
2015 60.36
2016 60.09
2017 59.76
2018 59.38
2019 59.00

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 37.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.97 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.83 in 2017.

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 43.97
2001 43.57
2002 43.23
2003 42.88
2004 42.51
2005 42.06
2006 41.57
2007 41.02
2008 40.42
2009 39.80
2010 39.27
2011 38.78
2012 38.47
2013 38.21
2014 38.05
2015 37.96
2016 37.89
2017 37.83
2018 37.87
2019 37.99

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 43.57 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.69 in 2000 and a minimum value of 43.57 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 48.69
2001 48.53
2002 48.36
2003 48.18
2004 47.94
2005 47.63
2006 47.31
2007 46.93
2008 46.49
2009 46.06
2010 45.65
2011 45.29
2012 45.01
2013 44.75
2014 44.53
2015 44.35
2016 44.16
2017 43.94
2018 43.74
2019 43.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition