Liberia - 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 Liberia was 42.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.40 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 53.00
2001 51.90
2002 50.80
2003 50.10
2004 49.50
2005 48.70
2006 47.90
2007 47.10
2008 46.30
2009 45.50
2010 44.80
2011 44.10
2012 43.60
2013 43.20
2014 42.90
2015 42.70
2016 42.50
2017 42.40
2018 42.50
2019 42.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Liberia was 72.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 81.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 71.30 in 2010.

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 81.00
2001 79.60
2002 78.20
2003 76.90
2004 75.60
2005 74.40
2006 73.30
2007 72.50
2008 71.80
2009 71.40
2010 71.30
2011 71.40
2012 71.60
2013 71.90
2014 72.20
2015 72.50
2016 72.70
2017 72.70
2018 72.60
2019 72.30

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 Liberia was 41.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 41.70 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 52.60
2001 51.50
2002 50.30
2003 49.60
2004 48.80
2005 48.00
2006 47.20
2007 46.30
2008 45.50
2009 44.70
2010 44.00
2011 43.30
2012 42.80
2013 42.40
2014 42.10
2015 41.90
2016 41.80
2017 41.70
2018 41.80
2019 41.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Liberia was 49.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 49.70 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 56.00
2001 55.60
2002 55.10
2003 54.80
2004 54.40
2005 54.00
2006 53.60
2007 53.10
2008 52.70
2009 52.20
2010 51.80
2011 51.40
2012 51.10
2013 50.70
2014 50.50
2015 50.20
2016 50.10
2017 49.90
2018 49.80
2019 49.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition