Angola - 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 Angola was 44.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.50 in 2019.

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 51.80
2001 51.50
2002 51.30
2003 50.90
2004 50.50
2005 50.10
2006 49.60
2007 49.20
2008 48.50
2009 47.70
2010 46.90
2011 46.30
2012 45.90
2013 45.60
2014 45.30
2015 45.00
2016 44.80
2017 44.70
2018 44.60
2019 44.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Angola was 62.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 72.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 60.50 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 72.80
2001 71.50
2002 70.30
2003 68.90
2004 67.50
2005 66.20
2006 64.90
2007 63.70
2008 62.60
2009 61.70
2010 61.00
2011 60.60
2012 60.50
2013 60.70
2014 61.10
2015 61.40
2016 61.90
2017 62.10
2018 62.30
2019 62.40

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 Angola was 44.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.00 in 2019.

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 51.40
2001 51.10
2002 50.90
2003 50.50
2004 50.10
2005 49.60
2006 49.10
2007 48.70
2008 48.00
2009 47.10
2010 46.30
2011 45.70
2012 45.30
2013 45.00
2014 44.60
2015 44.40
2016 44.30
2017 44.20
2018 44.10
2019 44.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Angola was 48.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.30 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 53.90
2001 53.80
2002 53.70
2003 53.50
2004 53.30
2005 53.00
2006 52.70
2007 52.40
2008 52.10
2009 51.60
2010 51.20
2011 50.70
2012 50.40
2013 50.10
2014 49.80
2015 49.50
2016 49.20
2017 48.90
2018 48.60
2019 48.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition