Rwanda - 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 Rwanda was 17.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.20 in 2019.

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 25.10
2001 24.60
2002 24.00
2003 23.50
2004 22.90
2005 22.20
2006 21.60
2007 20.80
2008 20.10
2009 19.50
2010 19.00
2011 18.60
2012 18.30
2013 18.00
2014 17.90
2015 17.80
2016 17.60
2017 17.40
2018 17.30
2019 17.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Rwanda was 37.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.40 in 2015.

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 61.30
2001 59.10
2002 56.80
2003 54.50
2004 52.00
2005 49.70
2006 47.50
2007 45.40
2008 43.50
2009 41.90
2010 40.60
2011 39.30
2012 38.40
2013 37.80
2014 37.60
2015 37.40
2016 37.50
2017 37.60
2018 37.80
2019 37.90

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 Rwanda was 16.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.60 in 2019.

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 25.10
2001 24.50
2002 23.90
2003 23.40
2004 22.70
2005 22.00
2006 21.30
2007 20.60
2008 19.80
2009 19.20
2010 18.60
2011 18.20
2012 17.90
2013 17.60
2014 17.40
2015 17.30
2016 17.10
2017 16.90
2018 16.80
2019 16.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Rwanda was 23.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.00 in 2001 and a minimum value of 22.80 in 2010.

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 25.00
2001 25.00
2002 24.80
2003 24.70
2004 24.40
2005 24.20
2006 23.90
2007 23.60
2008 23.20
2009 23.00
2010 22.80
2011 22.80
2012 22.80
2013 22.80
2014 22.90
2015 23.10
2016 23.20
2017 23.30
2018 23.40
2019 23.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition