Kenya - 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 Kenya was 28.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.10 in 2014.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 39.80
2001 38.70
2002 37.60
2003 36.60
2004 35.50
2005 34.30
2006 33.20
2007 32.10
2008 31.00
2009 30.10
2010 29.30
2011 28.70
2012 28.40
2013 28.20
2014 28.10
2015 28.10
2016 28.10
2017 28.20
2018 28.40
2019 28.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Kenya was 42.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.30 in 2012.

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 56.70
2001 54.60
2002 52.50
2003 50.60
2004 48.80
2005 46.90
2006 45.30
2007 43.70
2008 42.00
2009 40.70
2010 39.90
2011 39.40
2012 39.30
2013 39.30
2014 39.70
2015 40.10
2016 40.60
2017 41.40
2018 42.00
2019 42.80

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 Kenya was 27.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 27.00 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 38.90
2001 37.80
2002 36.60
2003 35.50
2004 34.40
2005 33.20
2006 32.10
2007 30.90
2008 29.80
2009 28.90
2010 28.10
2011 27.60
2012 27.20
2013 27.10
2014 27.00
2015 27.10
2016 27.20
2017 27.30
2018 27.50
2019 27.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Kenya was 40.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.30 in 2018.

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 47.30
2001 46.80
2002 46.30
2003 45.70
2004 45.10
2005 44.50
2006 43.80
2007 43.10
2008 42.40
2009 41.80
2010 41.30
2011 40.90
2012 40.70
2013 40.60
2014 40.50
2015 40.50
2016 40.40
2017 40.40
2018 40.30
2019 40.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition