Sri Lanka - 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 Sri Lanka was 34.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.50 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 38.80
2001 38.20
2002 37.60
2003 37.00
2004 36.50
2005 36.00
2006 35.50
2007 35.00
2008 34.50
2009 34.10
2010 33.80
2011 33.60
2012 33.50
2013 33.50
2014 33.60
2015 33.80
2016 33.90
2017 34.10
2018 34.40
2019 34.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Sri Lanka was 25.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.60 in 2015.

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 32.60
2001 31.80
2002 31.10
2003 30.50
2004 29.90
2005 29.30
2006 28.60
2007 27.90
2008 27.10
2009 26.50
2010 26.00
2011 25.50
2012 25.10
2013 24.90
2014 24.70
2015 24.60
2016 24.60
2017 24.70
2018 24.90
2019 25.10

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 Sri Lanka was 34.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.50 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).

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Year Value
2000 38.90
2001 38.30
2002 37.70
2003 37.10
2004 36.60
2005 36.00
2006 35.60
2007 35.00
2008 34.60
2009 34.20
2010 33.80
2011 33.60
2012 33.50
2013 33.50
2014 33.60
2015 33.80
2016 33.90
2017 34.10
2018 34.40
2019 34.60

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).

See also:

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition