Eritrea - 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 Eritrea was 37.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 41.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 36.20 in 2012.

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 41.20
2001 40.70
2002 40.30
2003 40.00
2004 39.60
2005 39.10
2006 38.60
2007 38.10
2008 37.60
2009 37.10
2010 36.70
2011 36.40
2012 36.20
2013 36.20
2014 36.20
2015 36.30
2016 36.50
2017 36.60
2018 36.80
2019 37.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Eritrea was 48.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 59.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 48.60 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 59.50
2001 58.10
2002 56.80
2003 55.70
2004 54.70
2005 53.80
2006 53.00
2007 52.10
2008 51.30
2009 50.60
2010 49.90
2011 49.40
2012 49.00
2013 48.80
2014 48.70
2015 48.60
2016 48.70
2017 48.70
2018 48.80
2019 48.80

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 Eritrea was 36.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35.70 in 2012.

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 40.80
2001 40.30
2002 39.90
2003 39.50
2004 39.10
2005 38.70
2006 38.20
2007 37.60
2008 37.10
2009 36.60
2010 36.20
2011 35.90
2012 35.70
2013 35.70
2014 35.70
2015 35.90
2016 36.10
2017 36.20
2018 36.40
2019 36.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Eritrea was 40.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.80 in 2018.

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 45.00
2001 44.70
2002 44.40
2003 44.20
2004 43.90
2005 43.60
2006 43.20
2007 42.80
2008 42.40
2009 42.00
2010 41.70
2011 41.50
2012 41.30
2013 41.20
2014 41.10
2015 41.00
2016 41.00
2017 40.90
2018 40.80
2019 40.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition