Papua New Guinea - 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 Papua New Guinea was 34.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.30 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 34.70
2001 34.50
2002 34.30
2003 34.20
2004 34.20
2005 34.10
2006 34.00
2007 33.90
2008 33.70
2009 33.40
2010 33.30
2011 33.40
2012 33.40
2013 33.50
2014 33.50
2015 33.60
2016 33.90
2017 34.00
2018 34.20
2019 34.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition