Somalia - 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 Somalia was 43.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 47.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.10 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 47.90
2001 47.60
2002 47.30
2003 47.10
2004 46.90
2005 46.60
2006 46.30
2007 45.90
2008 45.50
2009 45.10
2010 44.60
2011 44.30
2012 44.00
2013 43.80
2014 43.70
2015 43.50
2016 43.40
2017 43.30
2018 43.20
2019 43.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Somalia was 51.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 63.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.80 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 63.90
2001 63.40
2002 63.10
2003 62.80
2004 62.50
2005 62.30
2006 61.90
2007 61.40
2008 60.80
2009 60.00
2010 59.30
2011 58.50
2012 57.80
2013 57.10
2014 56.30
2015 55.50
2016 54.70
2017 53.80
2018 52.70
2019 51.80

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 Somalia was 42.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 47.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.40 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 47.30
2001 47.00
2002 46.70
2003 46.50
2004 46.20
2005 46.00
2006 45.60
2007 45.20
2008 44.70
2009 44.30
2010 43.90
2011 43.50
2012 43.20
2013 43.00
2014 42.90
2015 42.70
2016 42.60
2017 42.50
2018 42.50
2019 42.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Somalia was 48.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.70 in 2019.

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 51.20
2001 51.10
2002 51.10
2003 51.00
2004 50.90
2005 50.80
2006 50.70
2007 50.50
2008 50.30
2009 50.10
2010 49.90
2011 49.70
2012 49.50
2013 49.40
2014 49.30
2015 49.20
2016 49.10
2017 49.00
2018 48.80
2019 48.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition