Peru - 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 Peru was 20.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 2014.

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 32.40
2001 31.50
2002 30.50
2003 29.50
2004 28.50
2005 27.40
2006 26.30
2007 25.10
2008 24.00
2009 22.90
2010 22.00
2011 21.20
2012 20.60
2013 20.20
2014 20.10
2015 20.10
2016 20.10
2017 20.20
2018 20.40
2019 20.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Peru was 29.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 29.60 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 44.10
2001 44.20
2002 44.30
2003 44.40
2004 44.40
2005 44.20
2006 43.70
2007 43.00
2008 42.00
2009 40.90
2010 39.60
2011 38.30
2012 37.00
2013 35.80
2014 34.70
2015 33.60
2016 32.50
2017 31.50
2018 30.50
2019 29.60

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 Peru was 20.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.70 in 2014.

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 32.40
2001 31.40
2002 30.40
2003 29.40
2004 28.30
2005 27.20
2006 26.00
2007 24.80
2008 23.70
2009 22.60
2010 21.60
2011 20.80
2012 20.30
2013 19.90
2014 19.70
2015 19.70
2016 19.80
2017 19.90
2018 20.10
2019 20.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Peru was 27.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.90 in 2003 and a minimum value of 27.10 in 2017.

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 31.60
2001 31.80
2002 31.80
2003 31.90
2004 31.80
2005 31.60
2006 31.20
2007 30.70
2008 30.10
2009 29.50
2010 29.00
2011 28.50
2012 28.10
2013 27.80
2014 27.60
2015 27.40
2016 27.20
2017 27.10
2018 27.10
2019 27.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition