Mauritius - 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 Mauritius was 23.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.60 in 2000.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 18.60
2001 18.60
2002 18.60
2003 18.70
2004 18.70
2005 18.70
2006 18.70
2007 18.70
2008 18.70
2009 18.60
2010 18.70
2011 18.90
2012 19.20
2013 19.70
2014 20.20
2015 20.70
2016 21.40
2017 22.00
2018 22.70
2019 23.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Mauritius was 30.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.50 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 30.70
2001 29.60
2002 28.80
2003 28.30
2004 28.10
2005 27.90
2006 27.60
2007 27.30
2008 27.00
2009 26.60
2010 26.50
2011 26.50
2012 26.70
2013 27.00
2014 27.10
2015 27.40
2016 27.90
2017 28.70
2018 29.60
2019 30.70

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 Mauritius was 23.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.90 in 2000.

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 17.90
2001 18.00
2002 18.00
2003 18.10
2004 18.20
2005 18.30
2006 18.30
2007 18.30
2008 18.30
2009 18.30
2010 18.40
2011 18.60
2012 19.00
2013 19.40
2014 20.00
2015 20.50
2016 21.20
2017 21.90
2018 22.60
2019 23.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Mauritius was 27.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.70 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 35.80
2001 35.20
2002 34.60
2003 33.90
2004 33.30
2005 32.70
2006 32.00
2007 31.30
2008 30.60
2009 29.90
2010 29.40
2011 29.00
2012 28.60
2013 28.30
2014 28.10
2015 28.00
2016 27.90
2017 27.90
2018 27.80
2019 27.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition