Seychelles - 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 Seychelles was 25.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.50 in 2012.

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 27.60
2001 27.30
2002 27.00
2003 26.60
2004 26.40
2005 26.10
2006 25.50
2007 25.10
2008 24.60
2009 24.10
2010 23.80
2011 23.60
2012 23.50
2013 23.50
2014 23.70
2015 23.90
2016 24.10
2017 24.40
2018 24.70
2019 25.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Seychelles was 30.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 27.20 in 2009.

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 27.50
2001 27.40
2002 27.40
2003 27.40
2004 27.50
2005 27.60
2006 27.50
2007 27.50
2008 27.30
2009 27.20
2010 27.20
2011 27.30
2012 27.40
2013 27.70
2014 28.10
2015 28.60
2016 29.10
2017 29.60
2018 30.10
2019 30.60

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 Seychelles was 24.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.30 in 2012.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 27.40
2001 27.10
2002 26.80
2003 26.50
2004 26.20
2005 25.90
2006 25.40
2007 25.00
2008 24.40
2009 24.00
2010 23.70
2011 23.50
2012 23.30
2013 23.40
2014 23.50
2015 23.70
2016 24.00
2017 24.30
2018 24.60
2019 24.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Seychelles was 27.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.00 in 2012.

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 30.60
2001 30.30
2002 30.00
2003 29.70
2004 29.50
2005 29.20
2006 28.70
2007 28.30
2008 27.90
2009 27.50
2010 27.30
2011 27.10
2012 27.00
2013 27.00
2014 27.00
2015 27.10
2016 27.20
2017 27.30
2018 27.40
2019 27.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition