Mozambique - 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 Mozambique was 47.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 47.90 in 2019.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 49.40
2001 49.60
2002 49.80
2003 50.10
2004 50.30
2005 50.30
2006 50.30
2007 50.20
2008 49.90
2009 49.60
2010 49.20
2011 49.00
2012 48.80
2013 48.70
2014 48.50
2015 48.30
2016 48.20
2017 48.10
2018 48.00
2019 47.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Mozambique was 68.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 76.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 64.60 in 2012.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 76.70
2001 75.20
2002 73.70
2003 72.30
2004 71.00
2005 69.80
2006 68.70
2007 67.50
2008 66.40
2009 65.50
2010 65.10
2011 64.70
2012 64.60
2013 64.70
2014 65.10
2015 65.50
2016 66.10
2017 66.90
2018 67.70
2019 68.20

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 Mozambique was 48.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.20 in 2006, while its lowest value was 48.10 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 49.10
2001 49.30
2002 49.60
2003 49.80
2004 50.10
2005 50.20
2006 50.20
2007 50.00
2008 49.80
2009 49.50
2010 49.20
2011 48.90
2012 48.80
2013 48.60
2014 48.50
2015 48.40
2016 48.30
2017 48.20
2018 48.10
2019 48.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Mozambique was 45.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.80 in 2003 and a minimum value of 45.80 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 51.80
2001 51.80
2002 51.80
2003 51.80
2004 51.70
2005 51.50
2006 51.30
2007 51.00
2008 50.70
2009 50.30
2010 49.90
2011 49.50
2012 49.10
2013 48.70
2014 48.30
2015 47.80
2016 47.30
2017 46.80
2018 46.30
2019 45.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition