Nicaragua - 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 Nicaragua was 15.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.30 in 2012.

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 19.50
2001 18.40
2002 17.40
2003 16.50
2004 15.80
2005 15.20
2006 14.70
2007 14.30
2008 14.00
2009 13.80
2010 13.50
2011 13.40
2012 13.30
2013 13.50
2014 13.60
2015 13.90
2016 14.10
2017 14.60
2018 15.10
2019 15.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Nicaragua was 20.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.40 in 2011.

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 28.80
2001 26.70
2002 24.70
2003 23.00
2004 21.40
2005 20.20
2006 19.20
2007 18.40
2008 18.00
2009 17.80
2010 17.50
2011 17.40
2012 17.60
2013 17.80
2014 18.20
2015 18.50
2016 19.00
2017 19.60
2018 20.20
2019 20.90

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 Nicaragua was 15.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.80 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).

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Year Value
2000 18.80
2001 17.70
2002 16.80
2003 15.90
2004 15.20
2005 14.60
2006 14.10
2007 13.70
2008 13.40
2009 13.20
2010 13.00
2011 12.80
2012 12.80
2013 13.00
2014 13.10
2015 13.40
2016 13.70
2017 14.10
2018 14.70
2019 15.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Nicaragua was 23.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.90 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 28.60
2001 27.90
2002 27.20
2003 26.50
2004 25.80
2005 25.20
2006 24.70
2007 24.30
2008 23.90
2009 23.60
2010 23.20
2011 22.90
2012 22.90
2013 22.90
2014 23.00
2015 23.00
2016 23.20
2017 23.40
2018 23.70
2019 23.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition