Sierra Leone - 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 Sierra Leone was 48.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 54.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.70 in 2013.

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 54.00
2001 53.50
2002 52.80
2003 52.20
2004 51.60
2005 51.00
2006 50.50
2007 49.80
2008 49.20
2009 48.70
2010 48.30
2011 48.00
2012 47.90
2013 47.70
2014 47.70
2015 47.80
2016 47.90
2017 48.10
2018 48.20
2019 48.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Sierra Leone was 73.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 82.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 73.40 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 82.20
2001 81.70
2002 81.20
2003 80.70
2004 80.20
2005 79.70
2006 79.20
2007 78.80
2008 78.40
2009 78.10
2010 77.90
2011 77.70
2012 77.60
2013 77.40
2014 77.10
2015 76.80
2016 76.20
2017 75.40
2018 74.50
2019 73.40

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 Sierra Leone was 47.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.00 in 2013.

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 53.70
2001 53.00
2002 52.30
2003 51.60
2004 51.00
2005 50.40
2006 49.80
2007 49.10
2008 48.50
2009 47.90
2010 47.50
2011 47.30
2012 47.10
2013 47.00
2014 47.00
2015 47.10
2016 47.30
2017 47.40
2018 47.60
2019 47.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Sierra Leone was 54.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 54.40 in 2016.

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 56.60
2001 56.50
2002 56.40
2003 56.20
2004 56.00
2005 55.90
2006 55.70
2007 55.50
2008 55.30
2009 55.10
2010 54.90
2011 54.80
2012 54.70
2013 54.60
2014 54.50
2015 54.50
2016 54.40
2017 54.40
2018 54.40
2019 54.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition