Arab World - 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 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

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Arab World was 38.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.17 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.58 in 2018.

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 45.17
2001 44.59
2002 44.20
2003 43.95
2004 43.67
2005 43.38
2006 42.99
2007 42.49
2008 41.87
2009 41.25
2010 40.68
2011 40.16
2012 39.73
2013 39.37
2014 39.09
2015 38.85
2016 38.68
2017 38.62
2018 38.58
2019 38.67

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 Arab World was 33.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.85 in 2016.

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 38.20
2001 37.66
2002 37.27
2003 36.96
2004 36.61
2005 36.25
2006 35.77
2007 35.30
2008 34.79
2009 34.26
2010 33.80
2011 33.46
2012 33.17
2013 33.04
2014 32.95
2015 32.85
2016 32.85
2017 32.94
2018 33.06
2019 33.21

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Arab World was 34.17 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.77 in 2000 and a minimum value of 34.17 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).

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Year Value
2000 38.77
2001 38.50
2002 38.30
2003 38.15
2004 37.89
2005 37.61
2006 37.25
2007 36.90
2008 36.49
2009 36.02
2010 35.63
2011 35.25
2012 35.03
2013 34.89
2014 34.72
2015 34.49
2016 34.35
2017 34.26
2018 34.21
2019 34.17

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition