Vanuatu - 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 Vanuatu was 28.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.00 in 2011.

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 30.90
2001 30.20
2002 29.50
2003 28.80
2004 28.10
2005 27.30
2006 26.60
2007 25.80
2008 25.10
2009 24.60
2010 24.20
2011 24.00
2012 24.10
2013 24.30
2014 24.70
2015 25.20
2016 25.90
2017 26.70
2018 27.50
2019 28.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Vanuatu was 31.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 31.00 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 34.60
2001 34.60
2002 34.80
2003 35.10
2004 35.20
2005 35.30
2006 35.30
2007 35.20
2008 34.90
2009 34.50
2010 34.10
2011 33.60
2012 33.20
2013 32.70
2014 32.30
2015 31.90
2016 31.50
2017 31.30
2018 31.10
2019 31.00

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 Vanuatu was 28.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 29.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.10 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 29.70
2001 29.00
2002 28.30
2003 27.60
2004 26.90
2005 26.10
2006 25.40
2007 24.70
2008 24.00
2009 23.50
2010 23.20
2011 23.10
2012 23.30
2013 23.60
2014 24.10
2015 24.80
2016 25.60
2017 26.50
2018 27.50
2019 28.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Vanuatu was 27.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.70 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 43.60
2001 43.10
2002 42.50
2003 42.00
2004 41.30
2005 40.50
2006 39.60
2007 38.60
2008 37.50
2009 36.40
2010 35.30
2011 34.30
2012 33.30
2013 32.40
2014 31.50
2015 30.70
2016 29.90
2017 29.20
2018 28.40
2019 27.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition