OECD members - 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 OECD members was 13.61 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.61 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.63 in 2010.

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 13.56
2001 13.35
2002 13.20
2003 13.11
2004 12.99
2005 12.92
2006 12.88
2007 12.82
2008 12.73
2009 12.68
2010 12.63
2011 12.64
2012 12.63
2013 12.67
2014 12.73
2015 12.82
2016 12.96
2017 13.13
2018 13.35
2019 13.61

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in OECD members was 14.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.29 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.49 in 2013.

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 15.29
2001 15.04
2002 14.85
2003 14.67
2004 14.53
2005 14.39
2006 14.21
2007 14.04
2008 13.90
2009 13.77
2010 13.66
2011 13.57
2012 13.50
2013 13.49
2014 13.54
2015 13.59
2016 13.72
2017 13.82
2018 13.98
2019 14.19

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 OECD members was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.48 in 2010.

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 13.42
2001 13.22
2002 13.07
2003 12.97
2004 12.86
2005 12.79
2006 12.75
2007 12.66
2008 12.60
2009 12.53
2010 12.48
2011 12.51
2012 12.50
2013 12.55
2014 12.61
2015 12.70
2016 12.85
2017 13.02
2018 13.23
2019 13.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in OECD members was 16.77 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.81 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.55 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).

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Year Value
2000 18.81
2001 18.43
2002 18.12
2003 17.88
2004 17.64
2005 17.43
2006 17.25
2007 17.11
2008 16.93
2009 16.80
2010 16.70
2011 16.65
2012 16.60
2013 16.56
2014 16.57
2015 16.55
2016 16.60
2017 16.63
2018 16.68
2019 16.77

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition