Italy - 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 Italy was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.50 in 2007.

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 12.00
2001 11.80
2002 11.70
2003 11.70
2004 11.60
2005 11.60
2006 11.60
2007 11.50
2008 11.50
2009 11.50
2010 11.50
2011 11.60
2012 11.80
2013 12.00
2014 12.30
2015 12.50
2016 12.70
2017 13.00
2018 13.30
2019 13.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Italy was 14.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.00 in 2002.

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 12.30
2001 12.10
2002 12.00
2003 12.00
2004 12.00
2005 12.00
2006 12.10
2007 12.10
2008 12.20
2009 12.20
2010 12.30
2011 12.50
2012 12.70
2013 13.00
2014 13.30
2015 13.60
2016 13.90
2017 14.20
2018 14.50
2019 14.90

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 Italy was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.30 in 2009.

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 11.80
2001 11.60
2002 11.60
2003 11.50
2004 11.40
2005 11.40
2006 11.40
2007 11.40
2008 11.40
2009 11.30
2010 11.40
2011 11.50
2012 11.60
2013 11.90
2014 12.10
2015 12.30
2016 12.60
2017 12.90
2018 13.20
2019 13.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Italy was 19.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 18.00 in 2008.

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 19.00
2001 18.70
2002 18.50
2003 18.40
2004 18.30
2005 18.20
2006 18.10
2007 18.10
2008 18.00
2009 18.00
2010 18.00
2011 18.10
2012 18.20
2013 18.40
2014 18.60
2015 18.70
2016 18.90
2017 19.00
2018 19.10
2019 19.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition