Marshall Islands - 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 Marshall Islands was 30.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.70 in 2009.

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 31.00
2001 30.70
2002 30.50
2003 30.40
2004 30.30
2005 30.30
2006 30.20
2007 30.10
2008 30.00
2009 29.70
2010 29.70
2011 29.70
2012 29.70
2013 29.70
2014 29.70
2015 29.90
2016 30.10
2017 30.20
2018 30.40
2019 30.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Marshall Islands was 39.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.10 in 2008, while its lowest value was 39.50 in 2019.

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 39.70
2001 40.30
2002 40.90
2003 41.50
2004 42.00
2005 42.50
2006 42.90
2007 43.10
2008 43.10
2009 43.00
2010 42.90
2011 42.80
2012 42.50
2013 42.10
2014 41.70
2015 41.20
2016 40.80
2017 40.40
2018 39.90
2019 39.50

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 Marshall Islands was 30.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 28.70 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 29.80
2001 29.60
2002 29.40
2003 29.40
2004 29.30
2005 29.30
2006 29.20
2007 29.10
2008 29.00
2009 28.80
2010 28.70
2011 28.80
2012 28.80
2013 28.90
2014 28.90
2015 29.10
2016 29.40
2017 29.60
2018 29.80
2019 30.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Marshall Islands was 39.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 39.40 in 2019.

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 42.30
2001 42.20
2002 42.00
2003 42.00
2004 41.90
2005 41.80
2006 41.60
2007 41.40
2008 41.10
2009 40.80
2010 40.60
2011 40.50
2012 40.30
2013 40.20
2014 40.00
2015 39.90
2016 39.90
2017 39.70
2018 39.60
2019 39.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition