San Marino - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in San Marino was 17.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.10 in 2019 and a minimum value of 15.90 in 2007.

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 16.80
2001 16.60
2002 16.40
2003 16.30
2004 16.20
2005 16.10
2006 16.00
2007 15.90
2008 15.90
2009 15.90
2010 15.90
2011 15.90
2012 16.00
2013 16.10
2014 16.20
2015 16.30
2016 16.50
2017 16.70
2018 16.90
2019 17.10

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition