Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 55.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 54.60 in 2012.

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 58.70
2001 58.40
2002 58.10
2003 57.80
2004 57.40
2005 56.90
2006 56.50
2007 56.00
2008 55.60
2009 55.30
2010 55.10
2011 54.80
2012 54.60
2013 54.60
2014 54.70
2015 54.70
2016 54.70
2017 54.80
2018 54.90
2019 55.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition