Colombia - 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 Colombia was 21.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.90 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 30.30
2001 29.80
2002 29.30
2003 28.80
2004 28.20
2005 27.50
2006 26.80
2007 25.90
2008 25.00
2009 24.10
2010 23.30
2011 22.60
2012 22.10
2013 21.60
2014 21.30
2015 21.10
2016 21.00
2017 20.90
2018 21.00
2019 21.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Colombia was 22.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.20 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 30.20
2001 30.00
2002 29.80
2003 29.50
2004 29.30
2005 28.90
2006 28.50
2007 28.00
2008 27.50
2009 26.90
2010 26.30
2011 25.60
2012 24.90
2013 24.30
2014 23.80
2015 23.30
2016 22.90
2017 22.50
2018 22.30
2019 22.20

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 Colombia was 21.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.90 in 2016.

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 30.10
2001 29.60
2002 29.10
2003 28.60
2004 28.00
2005 27.30
2006 26.60
2007 25.70
2008 24.80
2009 24.00
2010 23.20
2011 22.50
2012 22.00
2013 21.50
2014 21.20
2015 21.00
2016 20.90
2017 20.90
2018 20.90
2019 21.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Colombia was 21.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.80 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 33.40
2001 33.10
2002 32.60
2003 32.20
2004 31.60
2005 31.00
2006 30.20
2007 29.30
2008 28.30
2009 27.30
2010 26.40
2011 25.50
2012 24.80
2013 24.10
2014 23.60
2015 23.00
2016 22.60
2017 22.30
2018 22.00
2019 21.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition