Brazil - 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 Brazil was 16.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 2019.

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 26.90
2001 26.30
2002 25.80
2003 25.40
2004 24.90
2005 24.20
2006 23.60
2007 22.80
2008 22.00
2009 20.90
2010 19.90
2011 19.10
2012 18.30
2013 17.70
2014 17.20
2015 16.80
2016 16.50
2017 16.30
2018 16.20
2019 16.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition