Madagascar - 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 Madagascar was 37.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.40 in 2013.

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 42.60
2001 42.30
2002 42.00
2003 41.60
2004 41.10
2005 40.50
2006 39.90
2007 39.50
2008 38.90
2009 38.30
2010 37.90
2011 37.70
2012 37.50
2013 37.40
2014 37.40
2015 37.40
2016 37.50
2017 37.50
2018 37.70
2019 37.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Madagascar was 49.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 64.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.50 in 2018.

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 64.40
2001 62.50
2002 61.00
2003 59.60
2004 58.40
2005 57.20
2006 56.20
2007 55.20
2008 54.10
2009 53.20
2010 52.30
2011 51.60
2012 51.00
2013 50.60
2014 50.20
2015 49.90
2016 49.70
2017 49.60
2018 49.50
2019 49.50

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 Madagascar was 37.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.20 in 2013.

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 42.30
2001 42.00
2002 41.80
2003 41.40
2004 40.90
2005 40.30
2006 39.80
2007 39.30
2008 38.70
2009 38.10
2010 37.70
2011 37.40
2012 37.30
2013 37.20
2014 37.20
2015 37.20
2016 37.30
2017 37.40
2018 37.50
2019 37.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Madagascar was 39.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 39.30 in 2017.

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 44.40
2001 44.00
2002 43.50
2003 43.10
2004 42.50
2005 41.90
2006 41.50
2007 41.10
2008 40.70
2009 40.30
2010 40.00
2011 39.80
2012 39.60
2013 39.50
2014 39.40
2015 39.40
2016 39.40
2017 39.30
2018 39.30
2019 39.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition