Lebanon - 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 Lebanon was 28.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.00 in 2010.

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 26.60
2001 26.30
2002 26.00
2003 25.80
2004 25.80
2005 25.60
2006 25.40
2007 25.30
2008 25.20
2009 25.10
2010 25.00
2011 25.20
2012 25.40
2013 25.90
2014 26.30
2015 26.70
2016 27.10
2017 27.50
2018 27.90
2019 28.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Lebanon was 22.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.20 in 2010.

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 26.10
2001 25.30
2002 24.60
2003 24.00
2004 23.60
2005 23.00
2006 22.50
2007 22.10
2008 21.70
2009 21.50
2010 21.20
2011 21.20
2012 21.30
2013 21.50
2014 21.60
2015 21.80
2016 22.00
2017 22.30
2018 22.50
2019 22.80

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 Lebanon was 28.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.90 in 2010.

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 26.40
2001 26.10
2002 25.80
2003 25.70
2004 25.60
2005 25.50
2006 25.30
2007 25.20
2008 25.10
2009 25.00
2010 24.90
2011 25.10
2012 25.40
2013 25.80
2014 26.20
2015 26.60
2016 27.10
2017 27.50
2018 27.90
2019 28.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Lebanon was 27.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.20 in 2012.

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 29.70
2001 29.50
2002 29.20
2003 29.00
2004 28.90
2005 28.70
2006 28.40
2007 28.20
2008 27.90
2009 27.70
2010 27.40
2011 27.30
2012 27.20
2013 27.30
2014 27.30
2015 27.40
2016 27.50
2017 27.60
2018 27.70
2019 27.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition