Tonga - 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 Tonga was 28.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 27.20 in 2009.

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 28.00
2001 27.80
2002 27.70
2003 27.60
2004 27.50
2005 27.50
2006 27.50
2007 27.50
2008 27.30
2009 27.20
2010 27.20
2011 27.20
2012 27.20
2013 27.30
2014 27.40
2015 27.60
2016 27.90
2017 28.00
2018 28.20
2019 28.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Tonga was 34.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 31.30 in 2000.

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 31.30
2001 31.60
2002 31.90
2003 32.30
2004 32.70
2005 33.20
2006 33.50
2007 33.80
2008 34.00
2009 34.00
2010 34.00
2011 34.00
2012 34.00
2013 33.90
2014 33.90
2015 33.90
2016 34.00
2017 34.00
2018 34.00
2019 34.00

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 Tonga was 27.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.40 in 2009.

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 27.10
2001 26.90
2002 26.80
2003 26.70
2004 26.70
2005 26.60
2006 26.60
2007 26.60
2008 26.50
2009 26.40
2010 26.40
2011 26.40
2012 26.50
2013 26.60
2014 26.80
2015 27.00
2016 27.30
2017 27.50
2018 27.70
2019 27.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Tonga was 36.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.60 in 2001 and a minimum value of 36.50 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 38.60
2001 38.60
2002 38.50
2003 38.40
2004 38.30
2005 38.30
2006 38.20
2007 38.10
2008 37.90
2009 37.70
2010 37.50
2011 37.30
2012 37.10
2013 37.00
2014 36.90
2015 36.90
2016 36.80
2017 36.70
2018 36.60
2019 36.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition