Japan - 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 Japan was 18.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 18.90 in 2018.

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 21.20
2001 21.30
2002 21.30
2003 21.30
2004 21.20
2005 21.10
2006 21.00
2007 20.80
2008 20.50
2009 20.20
2010 20.00
2011 19.80
2012 19.60
2013 19.40
2014 19.20
2015 19.10
2016 19.00
2017 19.00
2018 18.90
2019 18.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition