Argentina - 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 Argentina was 11.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2018.

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 16.20
2001 16.00
2002 15.90
2003 15.90
2004 15.70
2005 15.50
2006 15.00
2007 14.60
2008 14.20
2009 13.80
2010 13.40
2011 13.10
2012 12.70
2013 12.50
2014 12.30
2015 12.10
2016 11.90
2017 11.90
2018 11.80
2019 11.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Argentina was 19.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.30 in 2014.

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 21.70
2001 21.10
2002 20.70
2003 20.40
2004 20.10
2005 19.90
2006 19.60
2007 19.40
2008 19.20
2009 19.10
2010 18.80
2011 18.70
2012 18.50
2013 18.40
2014 18.30
2015 18.30
2016 18.30
2017 18.50
2018 18.60
2019 19.00

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 Argentina was 11.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.40 in 2018.

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 15.70
2001 15.50
2002 15.40
2003 15.40
2004 15.30
2005 15.00
2006 14.50
2007 14.20
2008 13.80
2009 13.40
2010 13.00
2011 12.70
2012 12.30
2013 12.10
2014 11.90
2015 11.70
2016 11.50
2017 11.50
2018 11.40
2019 11.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Argentina was 20.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.50 in 2018.

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 26.40
2001 26.10
2002 25.90
2003 25.70
2004 25.50
2005 25.00
2006 24.40
2007 23.90
2008 23.40
2009 22.90
2010 22.40
2011 22.00
2012 21.60
2013 21.40
2014 21.20
2015 20.90
2016 20.70
2017 20.60
2018 20.50
2019 20.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition