Latvia - 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 Latvia was 21.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.70 in 2009.

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 23.90
2001 23.50
2002 23.00
2003 22.50
2004 22.10
2005 21.70
2006 21.30
2007 21.10
2008 20.80
2009 20.70
2010 20.70
2011 20.80
2012 20.90
2013 20.90
2014 21.00
2015 21.20
2016 21.30
2017 21.30
2018 21.40
2019 21.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Latvia was 19.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.20 in 2017.

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 27.40
2001 26.50
2002 25.70
2003 25.00
2004 24.30
2005 23.50
2006 22.80
2007 22.30
2008 21.70
2009 21.30
2010 20.90
2011 20.60
2012 20.30
2013 20.00
2014 19.70
2015 19.50
2016 19.30
2017 19.20
2018 19.20
2019 19.40

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 Latvia was 21.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.60 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 23.80
2001 23.40
2002 22.90
2003 22.50
2004 22.00
2005 21.60
2006 21.20
2007 21.00
2008 20.70
2009 20.60
2010 20.60
2011 20.70
2012 20.80
2013 20.90
2014 21.00
2015 21.10
2016 21.20
2017 21.30
2018 21.40
2019 21.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Latvia was 23.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.10 in 2013.

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 27.40
2001 27.00
2002 26.60
2003 26.10
2004 25.60
2005 25.10
2006 24.60
2007 24.20
2008 23.70
2009 23.40
2010 23.20
2011 23.20
2012 23.20
2013 23.10
2014 23.20
2015 23.30
2016 23.30
2017 23.20
2018 23.20
2019 23.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition