Uruguay - 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 Uruguay was 15.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.10 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 13.40
2001 13.50
2002 13.70
2003 14.00
2004 14.20
2005 14.20
2006 14.30
2007 14.00
2008 13.80
2009 13.60
2010 13.30
2011 13.10
2012 13.20
2013 13.40
2014 13.50
2015 13.80
2016 14.00
2017 14.40
2018 14.70
2019 15.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Uruguay was 25.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.30 in 2011.

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 23.40
2001 23.40
2002 23.80
2003 24.30
2004 24.60
2005 24.80
2006 24.90
2007 24.50
2008 24.20
2009 23.90
2010 23.50
2011 23.30
2012 23.60
2013 23.80
2014 24.00
2015 24.30
2016 24.50
2017 24.80
2018 25.00
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 Uruguay was 14.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.70 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).

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Year Value
2000 12.80
2001 13.00
2002 13.20
2003 13.50
2004 13.70
2005 13.80
2006 13.80
2007 13.60
2008 13.30
2009 13.10
2010 12.80
2011 12.70
2012 12.80
2013 13.00
2014 13.10
2015 13.40
2016 13.60
2017 14.00
2018 14.30
2019 14.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Uruguay was 25.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.20 in 2005 and a minimum value of 24.60 in 2011.

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 25.40
2001 25.50
2002 25.80
2003 26.00
2004 26.20
2005 26.20
2006 26.10
2007 25.80
2008 25.50
2009 25.20
2010 24.80
2011 24.60
2012 24.70
2013 24.80
2014 24.80
2015 25.00
2016 25.10
2017 25.30
2018 25.40
2019 25.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition