Zambia - 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 Zambia was 31.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.50 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 35.60
2001 35.10
2002 34.70
2003 34.30
2004 34.00
2005 33.60
2006 33.10
2007 32.50
2008 31.90
2009 31.30
2010 30.90
2011 30.60
2012 30.50
2013 30.50
2014 30.70
2015 30.70
2016 30.80
2017 31.00
2018 31.20
2019 31.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Zambia was 55.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 65.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 53.90 in 2013.

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 65.60
2001 64.20
2002 62.60
2003 61.20
2004 59.90
2005 58.70
2006 57.60
2007 56.60
2008 55.80
2009 55.00
2010 54.30
2011 54.00
2012 54.00
2013 53.90
2014 53.90
2015 54.20
2016 54.40
2017 54.60
2018 54.90
2019 55.10

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 Zambia was 30.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.50 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 34.40
2001 33.90
2002 33.50
2003 33.20
2004 32.80
2005 32.40
2006 31.90
2007 31.40
2008 30.80
2009 30.30
2010 29.80
2011 29.60
2012 29.50
2013 29.60
2014 29.70
2015 29.80
2016 30.00
2017 30.10
2018 30.40
2019 30.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Zambia was 39.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 38.80 in 2013.

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).

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Year Value
2000 44.00
2001 43.60
2002 43.20
2003 42.80
2004 42.40
2005 42.00
2006 41.50
2007 40.90
2008 40.30
2009 39.80
2010 39.30
2011 39.00
2012 38.90
2013 38.80
2014 38.90
2015 38.90
2016 39.00
2017 39.10
2018 39.20
2019 39.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition