Lesotho - 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 Lesotho was 27.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 27.30 in 2017.

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 36.50
2001 35.70
2002 34.80
2003 34.00
2004 33.30
2005 32.60
2006 31.90
2007 31.20
2008 30.50
2009 29.90
2010 29.40
2011 28.80
2012 28.30
2013 28.00
2014 27.70
2015 27.50
2016 27.40
2017 27.30
2018 27.50
2019 27.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Lesotho was 51.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.50 in 2000.

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 48.50
2001 48.70
2002 48.80
2003 49.00
2004 49.20
2005 49.50
2006 49.90
2007 49.80
2008 49.90
2009 49.20
2010 48.70
2011 48.70
2012 49.00
2013 49.30
2014 49.70
2015 50.30
2016 50.30
2017 50.50
2018 50.70
2019 51.40

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 Lesotho was 27.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.90 in 2017.

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 36.50
2001 35.60
2002 34.70
2003 33.90
2004 33.10
2005 32.40
2006 31.70
2007 30.90
2008 30.20
2009 29.50
2010 29.10
2011 28.50
2012 27.90
2013 27.50
2014 27.30
2015 27.10
2016 27.00
2017 26.90
2018 27.10
2019 27.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Lesotho was 33.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.30 in 2016.

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 36.60
2001 36.20
2002 36.00
2003 35.70
2004 35.50
2005 35.20
2006 35.00
2007 34.80
2008 34.50
2009 34.20
2010 34.10
2011 33.80
2012 33.60
2013 33.50
2014 33.40
2015 33.40
2016 33.30
2017 33.30
2018 33.30
2019 33.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition