Sri Lanka - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Sri Lanka was 34.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.30 in 2010.

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 36.50
2001 35.90
2002 35.30
2003 34.90
2004 34.60
2005 34.40
2006 34.10
2007 33.90
2008 33.60
2009 33.40
2010 33.30
2011 33.30
2012 33.40
2013 33.50
2014 33.60
2015 33.80
2016 34.10
2017 34.30
2018 34.50
2019 34.60

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