South Sudan - 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 South Sudan was 35.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.60 in 2013.

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 39.50
2001 39.10
2002 38.70
2003 38.40
2004 38.10
2005 37.60
2006 37.20
2007 36.60
2008 36.10
2009 35.60
2010 35.10
2011 34.80
2012 34.70
2013 34.60
2014 34.70
2015 34.80
2016 35.00
2017 35.20
2018 35.40
2019 35.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in South Sudan was 60.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 70.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 58.40 in 2012.

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 70.70
2001 69.30
2002 68.10
2003 66.90
2004 65.70
2005 64.60
2006 63.50
2007 62.40
2008 61.40
2009 60.40
2010 59.50
2011 58.80
2012 58.40
2013 58.40
2014 58.70
2015 59.10
2016 59.50
2017 59.90
2018 60.20
2019 60.50

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 South Sudan was 35.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.00 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 38.80
2001 38.40
2002 38.00
2003 37.70
2004 37.40
2005 37.00
2006 36.50
2007 36.00
2008 35.40
2009 34.90
2010 34.50
2011 34.20
2012 34.00
2013 34.00
2014 34.10
2015 34.30
2016 34.50
2017 34.70
2018 34.90
2019 35.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in South Sudan was 40.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.00 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 44.10
2001 43.90
2002 43.70
2003 43.40
2004 43.20
2005 42.90
2006 42.50
2007 42.10
2008 41.70
2009 41.30
2010 40.90
2011 40.70
2012 40.50
2013 40.30
2014 40.30
2015 40.30
2016 40.20
2017 40.20
2018 40.10
2019 40.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition