Myanmar - 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 Myanmar was 42.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 47.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.40 in 2011.

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 47.60
2001 46.60
2002 45.70
2003 44.80
2004 43.90
2005 43.00
2006 42.10
2007 41.30
2008 40.50
2009 40.00
2010 39.60
2011 39.40
2012 39.40
2013 39.60
2014 40.00
2015 40.40
2016 40.90
2017 41.20
2018 41.70
2019 42.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Myanmar was 49.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 57.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.30 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).

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Year Value
2000 57.50
2001 56.60
2002 55.80
2003 55.00
2004 54.20
2005 53.50
2006 52.70
2007 51.90
2008 51.10
2009 50.50
2010 50.00
2011 49.60
2012 49.30
2013 49.30
2014 49.40
2015 49.50
2016 49.60
2017 49.60
2018 49.60
2019 49.60

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 Myanmar was 41.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 47.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.10 in 2011.

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 47.40
2001 46.40
2002 45.40
2003 44.50
2004 43.60
2005 42.70
2006 41.80
2007 40.90
2008 40.20
2009 39.60
2010 39.20
2011 39.10
2012 39.10
2013 39.30
2014 39.70
2015 40.10
2016 40.60
2017 41.00
2018 41.40
2019 41.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Myanmar was 47.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 47.10 in 2011.

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 51.10
2001 50.70
2002 50.20
2003 49.80
2004 49.40
2005 48.90
2006 48.50
2007 48.10
2008 47.70
2009 47.40
2010 47.20
2011 47.10
2012 47.20
2013 47.20
2014 47.40
2015 47.50
2016 47.60
2017 47.70
2018 47.80
2019 47.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition