Lesotho - 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 Lesotho was 27.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.90 in 2017.

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 36.50
2001 35.60
2002 34.70
2003 33.90
2004 33.10
2005 32.40
2006 31.70
2007 30.90
2008 30.20
2009 29.50
2010 29.10
2011 28.50
2012 27.90
2013 27.50
2014 27.30
2015 27.10
2016 27.00
2017 26.90
2018 27.10
2019 27.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition