Malawi - 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 Malawi was 31.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.30 in 2014.

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 37.90
2001 37.60
2002 37.30
2003 37.00
2004 36.60
2005 36.00
2006 35.20
2007 34.30
2008 33.30
2009 32.40
2010 31.50
2011 31.00
2012 30.60
2013 30.40
2014 30.30
2015 30.40
2016 30.50
2017 30.80
2018 31.00
2019 31.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Malawi was 55.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 76.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 55.10 in 2019.

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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2000 76.40
2001 75.30
2002 74.00
2003 72.50
2004 71.20
2005 69.90
2006 68.90
2007 68.00
2008 67.00
2009 65.90
2010 64.80
2011 63.40
2012 61.70
2013 60.00
2014 58.60
2015 57.60
2016 56.80
2017 56.20
2018 55.60
2019 55.10

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 Malawi was 30.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.40 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).

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2000 37.10
2001 36.70
2002 36.40
2003 36.10
2004 35.70
2005 35.00
2006 34.20
2007 33.30
2008 32.30
2009 31.30
2010 30.50
2011 29.90
2012 29.60
2013 29.40
2014 29.40
2015 29.50
2016 29.60
2017 29.90
2018 30.20
2019 30.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Malawi was 39.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 39.00 in 2015.

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:

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Year Value
2000 43.70
2001 43.60
2002 43.50
2003 43.40
2004 43.10
2005 42.80
2006 42.30
2007 41.70
2008 41.10
2009 40.40
2010 39.90
2011 39.50
2012 39.30
2013 39.10
2014 39.10
2015 39.00
2016 39.10
2017 39.20
2018 39.20
2019 39.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition