Pakistan - 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 Pakistan was 41.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.80 in 2011, while its lowest value was 40.60 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).

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Year Value
2000 40.60
2001 40.60
2002 40.80
2003 41.20
2004 41.50
2005 41.80
2006 42.10
2007 42.40
2008 42.50
2009 42.60
2010 42.60
2011 42.80
2012 42.70
2013 42.40
2014 42.20
2015 42.00
2016 41.80
2017 41.60
2018 41.40
2019 41.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Pakistan was 53.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 53.00 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 61.70
2001 60.80
2002 60.30
2003 60.00
2004 59.80
2005 59.70
2006 59.70
2007 59.60
2008 59.50
2009 59.30
2010 59.00
2011 58.70
2012 58.20
2013 57.50
2014 56.80
2015 56.10
2016 55.40
2017 54.60
2018 53.80
2019 53.00

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 Pakistan was 41.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 39.80 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).

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Year Value
2000 39.80
2001 39.80
2002 40.00
2003 40.40
2004 40.80
2005 41.20
2006 41.50
2007 41.80
2008 42.00
2009 42.10
2010 42.20
2011 42.40
2012 42.40
2013 42.00
2014 41.80
2015 41.70
2016 41.50
2017 41.40
2018 41.20
2019 41.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Pakistan was 44.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 44.00 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 48.50
2001 48.30
2002 48.30
2003 48.30
2004 48.20
2005 48.10
2006 48.10
2007 48.00
2008 47.80
2009 47.70
2010 47.40
2011 47.30
2012 47.10
2013 46.60
2014 46.20
2015 45.80
2016 45.40
2017 45.00
2018 44.50
2019 44.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition