Afghanistan - 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 Afghanistan was 42.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.40 in 2002.

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 35.70
2001 35.60
2002 35.40
2003 35.40
2004 35.50
2005 35.60
2006 35.80
2007 36.00
2008 36.20
2009 36.50
2010 36.80
2011 37.10
2012 37.50
2013 38.00
2014 38.70
2015 39.40
2016 40.20
2017 40.90
2018 41.80
2019 42.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Afghanistan was 44.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.50 in 2011.

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 51.50
2001 49.80
2002 48.30
2003 47.10
2004 46.20
2005 45.50
2006 44.90
2007 44.50
2008 44.20
2009 43.90
2010 43.70
2011 43.50
2012 43.50
2013 43.50
2014 43.60
2015 43.70
2016 43.90
2017 44.20
2018 44.50
2019 44.90

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 Afghanistan was 43.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.10 in 2001.

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 34.20
2001 34.10
2002 34.10
2003 34.20
2004 34.40
2005 34.70
2006 35.00
2007 35.30
2008 35.60
2009 36.00
2010 36.40
2011 36.80
2012 37.40
2013 38.00
2014 38.80
2015 39.60
2016 40.50
2017 41.30
2018 42.30
2019 43.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Afghanistan was 36.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 36.50 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 44.40
2001 43.90
2002 43.40
2003 42.90
2004 42.40
2005 41.90
2006 41.40
2007 40.90
2008 40.30
2009 39.80
2010 39.30
2011 38.80
2012 38.30
2013 37.90
2014 37.60
2015 37.30
2016 37.10
2017 36.90
2018 36.70
2019 36.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition