Iraq - 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 Iraq was 28.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.40 in 2017.

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 39.50
2001 38.60
2002 37.80
2003 37.30
2004 36.60
2005 35.90
2006 34.90
2007 33.90
2008 32.90
2009 32.10
2010 31.20
2011 30.50
2012 29.80
2013 29.30
2014 28.80
2015 28.60
2016 28.50
2017 28.40
2018 28.40
2019 28.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Iraq was 29.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.00 in 2014.

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 36.90
2001 36.00
2002 35.20
2003 34.70
2004 34.10
2005 33.50
2006 32.80
2007 32.00
2008 31.10
2009 30.30
2010 29.50
2011 29.00
2012 28.40
2013 28.20
2014 28.00
2015 28.10
2016 28.30
2017 28.60
2018 28.90
2019 29.40

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 Iraq was 28.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.20 in 2016.

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 39.50
2001 38.50
2002 37.70
2003 37.10
2004 36.40
2005 35.70
2006 34.70
2007 33.70
2008 32.70
2009 31.80
2010 30.90
2011 30.20
2012 29.50
2013 29.00
2014 28.60
2015 28.40
2016 28.20
2017 28.20
2018 28.20
2019 28.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Iraq was 30.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.90 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 40.20
2001 39.60
2002 39.10
2003 38.80
2004 38.30
2005 37.80
2006 37.10
2007 36.30
2008 35.60
2009 34.90
2010 34.20
2011 33.50
2012 32.90
2013 32.40
2014 31.90
2015 31.60
2016 31.30
2017 31.10
2018 30.90
2019 30.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition