Korea - 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 Korea was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.10 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 17.50
2001 17.30
2002 16.90
2003 16.70
2004 16.40
2005 16.00
2006 15.70
2007 15.50
2008 15.10
2009 14.70
2010 14.30
2011 14.00
2012 13.70
2013 13.40
2014 13.20
2015 13.10
2016 13.10
2017 13.10
2018 13.20
2019 13.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Korea was 15.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.80 in 2009.

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 14.70
2001 14.60
2002 14.50
2003 14.50
2004 14.40
2005 14.30
2006 14.20
2007 14.10
2008 13.90
2009 13.80
2010 13.80
2011 13.80
2012 13.80
2013 13.90
2014 13.90
2015 14.10
2016 14.20
2017 14.40
2018 14.70
2019 15.00

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 Korea was 13.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 2016.

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 17.40
2001 17.20
2002 16.90
2003 16.60
2004 16.30
2005 16.00
2006 15.70
2007 15.40
2008 15.00
2009 14.60
2010 14.30
2011 14.00
2012 13.60
2013 13.40
2014 13.20
2015 13.10
2016 13.00
2017 13.10
2018 13.20
2019 13.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Korea was 14.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 14.70 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 21.90
2001 21.30
2002 20.70
2003 20.10
2004 19.60
2005 19.20
2006 18.70
2007 18.30
2008 17.80
2009 17.30
2010 16.90
2011 16.50
2012 16.10
2013 15.80
2014 15.50
2015 15.20
2016 15.10
2017 14.90
2018 14.80
2019 14.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition