Egypt - 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 Egypt was 28.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.30 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 35.50
2001 35.30
2002 35.20
2003 35.10
2004 34.80
2005 34.50
2006 34.10
2007 33.70
2008 33.20
2009 32.50
2010 31.90
2011 31.40
2012 31.00
2013 30.70
2014 30.30
2015 29.70
2016 29.20
2017 28.80
2018 28.50
2019 28.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Egypt was 32.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 32.20 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 39.60
2001 39.60
2002 39.80
2003 40.00
2004 40.10
2005 40.20
2006 40.00
2007 39.70
2008 39.10
2009 38.40
2010 37.70
2011 36.90
2012 36.20
2013 35.50
2014 34.90
2015 34.10
2016 33.50
2017 33.00
2018 32.50
2019 32.20

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 Egypt was 28.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.40 in 2019.

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 35.90
2001 35.60
2002 35.50
2003 35.40
2004 35.10
2005 34.80
2006 34.40
2007 34.00
2008 33.50
2009 32.80
2010 32.20
2011 31.70
2012 31.20
2013 30.90
2014 30.50
2015 29.90
2016 29.40
2017 29.00
2018 28.70
2019 28.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Egypt was 26.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.00 in 2003 and a minimum value of 26.00 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 29.90
2001 29.80
2002 29.90
2003 30.00
2004 29.80
2005 29.70
2006 29.60
2007 29.50
2008 29.30
2009 28.80
2010 28.50
2011 28.10
2012 28.00
2013 28.10
2014 27.80
2015 27.10
2016 26.70
2017 26.40
2018 26.20
2019 26.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition