Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 55.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 54.90 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 58.80
2001 58.50
2002 58.20
2003 57.90
2004 57.50
2005 57.10
2006 56.70
2007 56.30
2008 55.90
2009 55.60
2010 55.30
2011 55.10
2012 54.90
2013 54.90
2014 54.90
2015 54.90
2016 54.90
2017 54.90
2018 55.00
2019 55.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Nigeria was 68.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 79.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 68.90 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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Year Value
2000 79.30
2001 78.70
2002 78.10
2003 77.40
2004 76.60
2005 75.80
2006 75.00
2007 74.30
2008 73.60
2009 73.10
2010 72.60
2011 72.20
2012 71.90
2013 71.80
2014 71.50
2015 71.30
2016 70.90
2017 70.40
2018 69.70
2019 68.90

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 Nigeria was 55.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 54.60 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 58.70
2001 58.40
2002 58.10
2003 57.80
2004 57.40
2005 56.90
2006 56.50
2007 56.00
2008 55.60
2009 55.30
2010 55.10
2011 54.80
2012 54.60
2013 54.60
2014 54.70
2015 54.70
2016 54.70
2017 54.80
2018 54.90
2019 55.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Nigeria was 55.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.10 in 2001 and a minimum value of 55.90 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 59.10
2001 59.10
2002 58.90
2003 58.80
2004 58.60
2005 58.40
2006 58.20
2007 58.00
2008 57.70
2009 57.50
2010 57.30
2011 57.10
2012 56.90
2013 56.80
2014 56.60
2015 56.50
2016 56.30
2017 56.20
2018 56.00
2019 55.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition