Pacific island small states - 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 Pacific island small states was 32.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.69 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.22 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 33.69
2001 33.34
2002 33.07
2003 32.80
2004 32.61
2005 32.40
2006 32.23
2007 32.00
2008 31.72
2009 31.49
2010 31.35
2011 31.27
2012 31.22
2013 31.25
2014 31.28
2015 31.42
2016 31.60
2017 31.81
2018 32.00
2019 32.27

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Pacific island small states was 37.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 41.06 in 2007, while its lowest value was 37.76 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 38.34
2001 38.72
2002 39.12
2003 39.59
2004 40.05
2005 40.51
2006 40.86
2007 41.06
2008 41.04
2009 40.91
2010 40.70
2011 40.41
2012 40.06
2013 39.69
2014 39.35
2015 39.01
2016 38.70
2017 38.38
2018 38.03
2019 37.76

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 Pacific island small states was 31.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.72 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.36 in 2011.

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 32.72
2001 32.39
2002 32.08
2003 31.82
2004 31.67
2005 31.46
2006 31.25
2007 31.06
2008 30.80
2009 30.57
2010 30.45
2011 30.36
2012 30.37
2013 30.40
2014 30.46
2015 30.61
2016 30.85
2017 31.08
2018 31.31
2019 31.64

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Pacific island small states was 41.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.71 in 2000 and a minimum value of 41.60 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).

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Year Value
2000 45.71
2001 45.62
2002 45.53
2003 45.43
2004 45.30
2005 45.16
2006 44.97
2007 44.73
2008 44.44
2009 44.18
2010 43.94
2011 43.70
2012 43.46
2013 43.25
2014 42.99
2015 42.75
2016 42.50
2017 42.23
2018 41.90
2019 41.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition