Costa Rica - 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 Costa Rica was 13.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.30 in 2011.

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 16.10
2001 15.70
2002 15.20
2003 14.90
2004 14.50
2005 14.10
2006 13.70
2007 13.30
2008 13.00
2009 12.60
2010 12.40
2011 12.30
2012 12.30
2013 12.30
2014 12.40
2015 12.60
2016 12.80
2017 13.00
2018 13.30
2019 13.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Costa Rica was 19.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.60 in 2013.

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 20.10
2001 19.90
2002 19.80
2003 19.70
2004 19.70
2005 19.60
2006 19.50
2007 19.40
2008 19.30
2009 19.10
2010 18.90
2011 18.80
2012 18.70
2013 18.60
2014 18.60
2015 18.60
2016 18.60
2017 18.70
2018 18.80
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 Costa Rica was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.10 in 2011.

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 15.90
2001 15.50
2002 15.10
2003 14.70
2004 14.30
2005 13.90
2006 13.50
2007 13.10
2008 12.80
2009 12.50
2010 12.20
2011 12.10
2012 12.10
2013 12.10
2014 12.20
2015 12.40
2016 12.60
2017 12.90
2018 13.20
2019 13.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Costa Rica was 17.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.10 in 2012.

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 19.50
2001 19.40
2002 19.20
2003 19.10
2004 18.90
2005 18.70
2006 18.40
2007 18.20
2008 17.90
2009 17.50
2010 17.30
2011 17.20
2012 17.10
2013 17.10
2014 17.10
2015 17.10
2016 17.20
2017 17.30
2018 17.40
2019 17.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition