Barbados - 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 Barbados was 17.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.70 in 2014.

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 20.60
2001 20.40
2002 20.10
2003 19.90
2004 19.40
2005 19.10
2006 18.70
2007 18.30
2008 17.90
2009 17.60
2010 17.30
2011 17.20
2012 16.90
2013 16.80
2014 16.70
2015 16.70
2016 16.70
2017 16.70
2018 16.80
2019 17.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Barbados was 20.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 20.00 in 2019.

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 21.40
2001 21.80
2002 22.10
2003 22.40
2004 22.50
2005 22.50
2006 22.50
2007 22.40
2008 22.20
2009 22.10
2010 21.90
2011 21.80
2012 21.50
2013 21.30
2014 21.10
2015 20.80
2016 20.60
2017 20.30
2018 20.10
2019 20.00

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 Barbados was 16.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.60 in 2015.

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 20.50
2001 20.30
2002 20.10
2003 19.90
2004 19.40
2005 19.00
2006 18.60
2007 18.20
2008 17.80
2009 17.50
2010 17.20
2011 17.10
2012 16.90
2013 16.70
2014 16.70
2015 16.60
2016 16.60
2017 16.60
2018 16.70
2019 16.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Barbados was 19.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.20 in 2001 and a minimum value of 19.40 in 2014.

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 22.20
2001 22.20
2002 22.00
2003 21.90
2004 21.60
2005 21.30
2006 21.00
2007 20.70
2008 20.30
2009 20.10
2010 19.90
2011 19.80
2012 19.60
2013 19.50
2014 19.40
2015 19.40
2016 19.40
2017 19.40
2018 19.40
2019 19.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition