Dominican Republic - 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 Dominican Republic was 26.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.40 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 36.80
2001 36.20
2002 35.50
2003 34.70
2004 33.90
2005 33.00
2006 32.00
2007 30.90
2008 30.00
2009 29.40
2010 28.90
2011 28.50
2012 28.00
2013 27.60
2014 27.50
2015 27.30
2016 26.90
2017 26.60
2018 26.50
2019 26.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition