Panama - 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 Panama was 21.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2017.

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 28.50
2001 27.90
2002 27.40
2003 27.00
2004 26.60
2005 26.20
2006 25.60
2007 25.00
2008 24.30
2009 23.60
2010 23.00
2011 22.50
2012 22.10
2013 21.70
2014 21.50
2015 21.30
2016 21.20
2017 21.10
2018 21.20
2019 21.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Panama was 16.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.00 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 31.00
2001 30.80
2002 30.60
2003 30.30
2004 30.10
2005 29.70
2006 29.10
2007 28.40
2008 27.40
2009 26.30
2010 25.20
2011 24.10
2012 22.90
2013 21.80
2014 20.60
2015 19.50
2016 18.50
2017 17.60
2018 16.70
2019 16.00

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 Panama was 21.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.10 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 28.60
2001 27.90
2002 27.50
2003 27.00
2004 26.60
2005 26.10
2006 25.60
2007 25.00
2008 24.30
2009 23.60
2010 22.90
2011 22.40
2012 22.00
2013 21.60
2014 21.40
2015 21.20
2016 21.10
2017 21.10
2018 21.10
2019 21.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Panama was 22.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.60 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 27.70
2001 27.30
2002 27.00
2003 26.90
2004 26.70
2005 26.50
2006 26.10
2007 25.70
2008 25.20
2009 24.50
2010 24.10
2011 24.00
2012 23.70
2013 23.40
2014 23.20
2015 23.00
2016 22.80
2017 22.70
2018 22.60
2019 22.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition