Libya - 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 Libya was 29.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.60 in 2012.

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 32.60
2001 32.10
2002 31.80
2003 31.40
2004 31.10
2005 30.70
2006 30.30
2007 29.80
2008 29.50
2009 29.10
2010 28.80
2011 28.70
2012 28.60
2013 28.70
2014 28.80
2015 28.90
2016 29.20
2017 29.40
2018 29.60
2019 29.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Libya was 26.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.20 in 2016.

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 33.20
2001 32.70
2002 32.30
2003 32.00
2004 31.60
2005 31.00
2006 30.40
2007 29.50
2008 28.80
2009 28.10
2010 27.50
2011 27.10
2012 26.80
2013 26.50
2014 26.40
2015 26.30
2016 26.20
2017 26.30
2018 26.40
2019 26.60

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 Libya was 29.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.60 in 2012.

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 32.60
2001 32.10
2002 31.80
2003 31.40
2004 31.10
2005 30.70
2006 30.30
2007 29.80
2008 29.50
2009 29.10
2010 28.80
2011 28.70
2012 28.60
2013 28.70
2014 28.80
2015 28.90
2016 29.20
2017 29.40
2018 29.60
2019 29.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Libya was 29.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.80 in 2012.

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 32.20
2001 31.90
2002 31.60
2003 31.30
2004 31.10
2005 30.70
2006 30.30
2007 29.90
2008 29.60
2009 29.30
2010 29.00
2011 28.90
2012 28.80
2013 28.80
2014 28.90
2015 29.00
2016 29.20
2017 29.30
2018 29.40
2019 29.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition