South Asia - 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 South Asia was 49.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.05 in 2016.

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 50.50
2001 50.36
2002 50.32
2003 50.38
2004 50.37
2005 50.44
2006 50.36
2007 50.35
2008 50.26
2009 50.00
2010 49.83
2011 49.76
2012 49.58
2013 49.39
2014 49.29
2015 49.13
2016 49.05
2017 49.19
2018 49.27
2019 49.37

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in South Asia was 51.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 66.39 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.74 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 66.39
2001 65.18
2002 64.18
2003 63.22
2004 62.30
2005 61.47
2006 60.60
2007 59.81
2008 58.96
2009 58.18
2010 57.40
2011 56.63
2012 55.93
2013 55.19
2014 54.46
2015 53.84
2016 53.20
2017 52.72
2018 52.18
2019 51.74

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 South Asia was 49.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.32 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.13 in 2015.

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 50.32
2001 50.17
2002 50.14
2003 50.21
2004 50.29
2005 50.29
2006 50.30
2007 50.30
2008 50.21
2009 49.96
2010 49.80
2011 49.73
2012 49.57
2013 49.37
2014 49.28
2015 49.13
2016 49.13
2017 49.22
2018 49.31
2019 49.41

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in South Asia was 47.66 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.95 in 2000 and a minimum value of 47.66 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).

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Year Value
2000 51.95
2001 51.72
2002 51.60
2003 51.49
2004 51.36
2005 51.15
2006 50.95
2007 50.72
2008 50.48
2009 50.18
2010 49.92
2011 49.70
2012 49.39
2013 49.11
2014 48.78
2015 48.46
2016 48.22
2017 48.11
2018 47.85
2019 47.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition