Dem. People's Rep. Korea - 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 Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 33.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.60 in 2010.

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 35.00
2001 34.30
2002 33.70
2003 33.20
2004 32.80
2005 32.50
2006 32.30
2007 32.10
2008 31.80
2009 31.70
2010 31.60
2011 31.60
2012 31.70
2013 31.90
2014 32.20
2015 32.50
2016 32.80
2017 33.20
2018 33.50
2019 33.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 31.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.90 in 2015.

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 42.90
2001 40.40
2002 37.90
2003 35.90
2004 34.50
2005 33.80
2006 33.50
2007 33.40
2008 33.20
2009 32.90
2010 32.50
2011 31.90
2012 31.40
2013 31.10
2014 31.00
2015 30.90
2016 31.00
2017 31.20
2018 31.40
2019 31.60

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 Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 33.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.40 in 2010.

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 34.80
2001 34.10
2002 33.50
2003 33.00
2004 32.60
2005 32.30
2006 32.10
2007 31.90
2008 31.70
2009 31.50
2010 31.40
2011 31.40
2012 31.50
2013 31.70
2014 32.00
2015 32.30
2016 32.60
2017 33.00
2018 33.40
2019 33.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 38.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 37.20 in 2010.

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 39.70
2001 39.20
2002 38.70
2003 38.40
2004 38.10
2005 37.80
2006 37.70
2007 37.50
2008 37.30
2009 37.30
2010 37.20
2011 37.30
2012 37.40
2013 37.60
2014 37.80
2015 38.00
2016 38.30
2017 38.50
2018 38.60
2019 38.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition