IDA only - 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 IDA only was 38.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.52 in 2015.

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 43.50
2001 43.06
2002 42.65
2003 42.31
2004 41.94
2005 41.53
2006 41.09
2007 40.62
2008 40.13
2009 39.64
2010 39.23
2011 38.91
2012 38.70
2013 38.56
2014 38.52
2015 38.52
2016 38.54
2017 38.59
2018 38.70
2019 38.86

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in IDA only was 56.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.21 in 2000, while its lowest value was 56.82 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 67.21
2001 66.17
2002 65.18
2003 64.26
2004 63.39
2005 62.56
2006 61.79
2007 60.99
2008 60.21
2009 59.52
2010 58.95
2011 58.48
2012 58.15
2013 57.91
2014 57.74
2015 57.62
2016 57.48
2017 57.30
2018 57.05
2019 56.82

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 IDA only was 38.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.99 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.04 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 42.99
2001 42.51
2002 42.13
2003 41.77
2004 41.41
2005 41.00
2006 40.57
2007 40.11
2008 39.60
2009 39.12
2010 38.72
2011 38.39
2012 38.21
2013 38.08
2014 38.04
2015 38.06
2016 38.13
2017 38.19
2018 38.33
2019 38.53

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in IDA only was 43.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 43.76 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 48.60
2001 48.39
2002 48.19
2003 47.99
2004 47.74
2005 47.42
2006 47.10
2007 46.72
2008 46.31
2009 45.91
2010 45.54
2011 45.22
2012 44.98
2013 44.75
2014 44.57
2015 44.41
2016 44.26
2017 44.08
2018 43.91
2019 43.76

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition