Zambia - 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 Zambia was 30.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.50 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 34.40
2001 33.90
2002 33.50
2003 33.20
2004 32.80
2005 32.40
2006 31.90
2007 31.40
2008 30.80
2009 30.30
2010 29.80
2011 29.60
2012 29.50
2013 29.60
2014 29.70
2015 29.80
2016 30.00
2017 30.10
2018 30.40
2019 30.70

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition