European Union - 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 European Union was 13.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.20 in 2009.

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 12.73
2001 12.52
2002 12.43
2003 12.38
2004 12.32
2005 12.29
2006 12.29
2007 12.23
2008 12.21
2009 12.20
2010 12.21
2011 12.30
2012 12.41
2013 12.52
2014 12.71
2015 12.89
2016 13.11
2017 13.37
2018 13.65
2019 13.96

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in European Union was 16.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.08 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.86 in 2007.

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 14.38
2001 14.18
2002 14.08
2003 14.01
2004 13.96
2005 13.90
2006 13.88
2007 13.86
2008 13.88
2009 13.91
2010 13.97
2011 14.08
2012 14.17
2013 14.29
2014 14.49
2015 14.71
2016 14.95
2017 15.27
2018 15.66
2019 16.08

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 European Union was 13.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.05 in 2009.

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 12.55
2001 12.37
2002 12.27
2003 12.23
2004 12.15
2005 12.14
2006 12.09
2007 12.09
2008 12.06
2009 12.05
2010 12.07
2011 12.17
2012 12.26
2013 12.39
2014 12.55
2015 12.74
2016 12.98
2017 13.23
2018 13.51
2019 13.84

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in European Union was 18.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.66 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.59 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).

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Year Value
2000 18.66
2001 18.38
2002 18.19
2003 18.10
2004 18.00
2005 17.93
2006 17.86
2007 17.81
2008 17.72
2009 17.67
2010 17.59
2011 17.61
2012 17.65
2013 17.74
2014 17.83
2015 17.96
2016 18.10
2017 18.24
2018 18.37
2019 18.49

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition