Arab World - 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 Arab World was 33.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.09 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.88 in 2015.

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 38.09
2001 37.62
2002 37.22
2003 36.92
2004 36.60
2005 36.21
2006 35.76
2007 35.28
2008 34.78
2009 34.28
2010 33.81
2011 33.48
2012 33.22
2013 33.08
2014 32.96
2015 32.88
2016 32.88
2017 32.96
2018 33.05
2019 33.22

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition