Namibia - 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 Namibia was 25.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.40 in 2014.

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 30.40
2001 29.50
2002 28.70
2003 28.30
2004 28.00
2005 27.50
2006 27.00
2007 26.50
2008 25.90
2009 25.50
2010 25.10
2011 24.80
2012 24.70
2013 24.50
2014 24.40
2015 24.50
2016 24.50
2017 24.60
2018 24.80
2019 25.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Namibia was 46.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 48.70 in 2004, while its lowest value was 45.60 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 47.70
2001 47.70
2002 47.80
2003 48.20
2004 48.70
2005 48.50
2006 47.90
2007 47.20
2008 46.40
2009 45.80
2010 45.60
2011 46.20
2012 47.20
2013 47.00
2014 46.70
2015 47.00
2016 46.70
2017 46.30
2018 46.10
2019 46.10

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 Namibia was 24.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.10 in 2014.

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 30.20
2001 29.40
2002 28.60
2003 28.10
2004 27.80
2005 27.30
2006 26.70
2007 26.20
2008 25.60
2009 25.20
2010 24.80
2011 24.50
2012 24.30
2013 24.20
2014 24.10
2015 24.10
2016 24.10
2017 24.20
2018 24.50
2019 24.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Namibia was 29.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.90 in 2018.

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 31.80
2001 31.40
2002 31.10
2003 31.00
2004 30.90
2005 30.70
2006 30.50
2007 30.20
2008 29.90
2009 29.70
2010 29.50
2011 29.40
2012 29.30
2013 29.20
2014 29.10
2015 29.10
2016 29.00
2017 29.00
2018 28.90
2019 29.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition