Zimbabwe - 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 Zimbabwe was 28.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.80 in 2017.

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 33.90
2001 33.50
2002 33.20
2003 33.10
2004 32.90
2005 32.80
2006 32.60
2007 32.20
2008 31.90
2009 31.40
2010 30.90
2011 30.40
2012 30.00
2013 29.60
2014 29.30
2015 29.10
2016 28.90
2017 28.80
2018 28.80
2019 28.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Zimbabwe was 37.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.20 in 2008, while its lowest value was 37.80 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 41.00
2001 42.50
2002 44.20
2003 45.90
2004 47.50
2005 48.90
2006 50.20
2007 51.00
2008 51.20
2009 50.80
2010 49.80
2011 48.30
2012 46.20
2013 44.30
2014 42.80
2015 41.70
2016 40.50
2017 39.60
2018 38.50
2019 37.80

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 Zimbabwe was 28.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.60 in 2017.

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 33.90
2001 33.60
2002 33.20
2003 33.00
2004 32.80
2005 32.70
2006 32.40
2007 32.10
2008 31.60
2009 31.10
2010 30.60
2011 30.10
2012 29.70
2013 29.30
2014 29.00
2015 28.80
2016 28.70
2017 28.60
2018 28.60
2019 28.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Zimbabwe was 31.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.20 in 2008 and a minimum value of 31.70 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 33.00
2001 33.10
2002 33.20
2003 33.50
2004 33.70
2005 34.00
2006 34.10
2007 34.20
2008 34.20
2009 34.10
2010 33.90
2011 33.60
2012 33.30
2013 32.90
2014 32.70
2015 32.40
2016 32.20
2017 32.00
2018 31.80
2019 31.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition