Niger - 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 Niger was 49.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.00 in 2010.

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 51.80
2001 51.40
2002 51.00
2003 50.70
2004 50.30
2005 50.00
2006 49.80
2007 49.60
2008 49.40
2009 49.20
2010 49.00
2011 49.00
2012 49.10
2013 49.20
2014 49.30
2015 49.30
2016 49.40
2017 49.50
2018 49.50
2019 49.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Niger was 72.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 83.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 72.00 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 83.90
2001 83.60
2002 83.20
2003 82.70
2004 82.10
2005 81.50
2006 80.80
2007 80.00
2008 79.30
2009 78.50
2010 77.80
2011 77.10
2012 76.50
2013 76.00
2014 75.60
2015 75.10
2016 74.50
2017 73.80
2018 72.90
2019 72.00

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 Niger was 48.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.70 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 50.70
2001 50.30
2002 49.80
2003 49.40
2004 49.00
2005 48.70
2006 48.40
2007 48.30
2008 48.10
2009 47.90
2010 47.70
2011 47.70
2012 47.90
2013 48.00
2014 48.10
2015 48.30
2016 48.40
2017 48.50
2018 48.60
2019 48.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Niger was 54.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.60 in 2001 and a minimum value of 54.90 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 57.60
2001 57.60
2002 57.50
2003 57.40
2004 57.20
2005 57.10
2006 57.00
2007 56.80
2008 56.70
2009 56.50
2010 56.30
2011 56.10
2012 56.00
2013 55.90
2014 55.70
2015 55.60
2016 55.50
2017 55.30
2018 55.10
2019 54.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition