Afghanistan - 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 Afghanistan was 43.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.10 in 2001.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 34.20
2001 34.10
2002 34.10
2003 34.20
2004 34.40
2005 34.70
2006 35.00
2007 35.30
2008 35.60
2009 36.00
2010 36.40
2011 36.80
2012 37.40
2013 38.00
2014 38.80
2015 39.60
2016 40.50
2017 41.30
2018 42.30
2019 43.20

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition