Papua New Guinea - 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 Papua New Guinea was 34.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.30 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 34.70
2001 34.50
2002 34.30
2003 34.20
2004 34.20
2005 34.10
2006 34.00
2007 33.90
2008 33.70
2009 33.40
2010 33.30
2011 33.40
2012 33.40
2013 33.50
2014 33.50
2015 33.60
2016 33.90
2017 34.00
2018 34.20
2019 34.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Papua New Guinea was 46.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 46.70 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 51.10
2001 50.90
2002 50.80
2003 50.70
2004 50.60
2005 50.60
2006 50.40
2007 50.20
2008 50.00
2009 49.60
2010 49.30
2011 49.10
2012 48.80
2013 48.50
2014 48.20
2015 47.90
2016 47.60
2017 47.30
2018 47.00
2019 46.70

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 Papua New Guinea was 33.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 32.30 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 33.60
2001 33.30
2002 33.20
2003 33.10
2004 33.00
2005 33.00
2006 32.90
2007 32.80
2008 32.60
2009 32.40
2010 32.30
2011 32.40
2012 32.50
2013 32.60
2014 32.60
2015 32.80
2016 33.10
2017 33.30
2018 33.40
2019 33.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Papua New Guinea was 44.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.80 in 2001 and a minimum value of 44.10 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 46.80
2001 46.80
2002 46.70
2003 46.70
2004 46.70
2005 46.60
2006 46.50
2007 46.40
2008 46.20
2009 45.90
2010 45.70
2011 45.60
2012 45.40
2013 45.30
2014 45.10
2015 44.90
2016 44.80
2017 44.60
2018 44.30
2019 44.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition