Timor-Leste - 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 Timor-Leste was 29.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.80 in 2011.

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 36.90
2001 35.60
2002 34.40
2003 33.10
2004 31.70
2005 30.70
2006 29.70
2007 28.80
2008 27.90
2009 27.30
2010 26.90
2011 26.80
2012 26.80
2013 27.00
2014 27.30
2015 27.70
2016 28.20
2017 28.80
2018 29.30
2019 29.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Timor-Leste was 46.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.90 in 2009.

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 51.30
2001 49.90
2002 48.70
2003 47.70
2004 46.80
2005 46.30
2006 45.80
2007 45.40
2008 45.10
2009 44.90
2010 44.90
2011 45.00
2012 45.20
2013 45.50
2014 45.70
2015 45.90
2016 46.00
2017 46.10
2018 46.10
2019 46.30

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 Timor-Leste was 29.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.20 in 2011.

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 36.90
2001 35.50
2002 34.10
2003 32.80
2004 31.40
2005 30.20
2006 29.20
2007 28.30
2008 27.50
2009 26.80
2010 26.40
2011 26.20
2012 26.20
2013 26.40
2014 26.70
2015 27.10
2016 27.60
2017 28.20
2018 28.60
2019 29.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Timor-Leste was 38.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 32.40 in 2009.

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 37.60
2001 37.00
2002 36.40
2003 35.80
2004 34.90
2005 34.30
2006 33.70
2007 33.10
2008 32.50
2009 32.40
2010 32.50
2011 32.80
2012 33.20
2013 33.80
2014 34.40
2015 35.10
2016 35.80
2017 36.60
2018 37.30
2019 38.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition