Trinidad and Tobago - 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 Trinidad and Tobago was 17.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.30 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 25.50
2001 24.60
2002 23.90
2003 23.20
2004 22.40
2005 21.80
2006 21.20
2007 20.60
2008 20.00
2009 19.40
2010 18.80
2011 18.30
2012 17.80
2013 17.60
2014 17.50
2015 17.40
2016 17.30
2017 17.40
2018 17.50
2019 17.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Trinidad and Tobago was 22.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.90 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 30.80
2001 30.50
2002 30.40
2003 30.20
2004 29.90
2005 29.70
2006 29.30
2007 28.80
2008 28.30
2009 27.70
2010 26.90
2011 26.20
2012 25.50
2013 24.80
2014 24.40
2015 24.00
2016 23.60
2017 23.20
2018 23.00
2019 22.90

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 Trinidad and Tobago was 17.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.30 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 25.50
2001 24.60
2002 23.80
2003 23.20
2004 22.40
2005 21.80
2006 21.20
2007 20.50
2008 20.00
2009 19.30
2010 18.70
2011 18.20
2012 17.80
2013 17.50
2014 17.40
2015 17.30
2016 17.30
2017 17.30
2018 17.50
2019 17.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Trinidad and Tobago was 19.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.20 in 2015.

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 25.50
2001 24.90
2002 24.40
2003 23.90
2004 23.30
2005 22.80
2006 22.30
2007 21.80
2008 21.30
2009 20.80
2010 20.30
2011 20.00
2012 19.70
2013 19.50
2014 19.30
2015 19.20
2016 19.20
2017 19.20
2018 19.30
2019 19.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition