Greece - 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 Greece was 15.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.50 in 2003.

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 13.00
2001 12.80
2002 12.60
2003 12.50
2004 12.50
2005 12.50
2006 12.50
2007 12.50
2008 12.50
2009 12.50
2010 12.60
2011 12.60
2012 12.80
2013 13.10
2014 13.30
2015 13.60
2016 14.00
2017 14.30
2018 14.70
2019 15.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Greece was 16.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.30 in 2003.

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 14.00
2001 13.70
2002 13.50
2003 13.30
2004 13.30
2005 13.30
2006 13.30
2007 13.30
2008 13.30
2009 13.40
2010 13.60
2011 13.80
2012 14.10
2013 14.50
2014 15.00
2015 15.40
2016 15.80
2017 16.20
2018 16.50
2019 16.70

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 Greece was 14.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.30 in 2003.

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 12.80
2001 12.60
2002 12.40
2003 12.30
2004 12.30
2005 12.40
2006 12.30
2007 12.30
2008 12.30
2009 12.30
2010 12.40
2011 12.50
2012 12.70
2013 12.90
2014 13.20
2015 13.50
2016 13.80
2017 14.20
2018 14.60
2019 14.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Greece was 20.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.30 in 2019 and a minimum value of 18.80 in 2009.

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 20.20
2001 19.80
2002 19.50
2003 19.30
2004 19.20
2005 19.10
2006 19.00
2007 18.90
2008 18.90
2009 18.80
2010 18.80
2011 18.80
2012 19.00
2013 19.10
2014 19.40
2015 19.60
2016 19.80
2017 20.00
2018 20.20
2019 20.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition