Mexico - 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 Mexico was 15.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 15.00 in 2016.

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 23.50
2001 22.60
2002 21.80
2003 21.10
2004 20.40
2005 19.80
2006 19.10
2007 18.50
2008 17.90
2009 17.30
2010 16.80
2011 16.30
2012 15.90
2013 15.60
2014 15.30
2015 15.10
2016 15.00
2017 15.00
2018 15.10
2019 15.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Mexico was 21.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.70 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 30.70
2001 30.00
2002 29.40
2003 28.90
2004 28.40
2005 28.00
2006 27.50
2007 26.90
2008 26.30
2009 25.70
2010 25.10
2011 24.50
2012 23.90
2013 23.40
2014 22.90
2015 22.50
2016 22.20
2017 21.90
2018 21.70
2019 21.70

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 Mexico was 15.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.80 in 2016.

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 23.20
2001 22.30
2002 21.50
2003 20.80
2004 20.20
2005 19.50
2006 18.90
2007 18.20
2008 17.60
2009 17.00
2010 16.50
2011 16.00
2012 15.60
2013 15.30
2014 15.10
2015 14.90
2016 14.80
2017 14.80
2018 14.90
2019 15.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Mexico was 20.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.20 in 2018.

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 27.60
2001 27.00
2002 26.50
2003 26.10
2004 25.60
2005 25.00
2006 24.50
2007 24.00
2008 23.40
2009 22.80
2010 22.30
2011 21.90
2012 21.40
2013 21.10
2014 20.80
2015 20.60
2016 20.40
2017 20.30
2018 20.20
2019 20.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition