Belize - 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 Belize was 20.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.50 in 2016.

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 27.20
2001 26.60
2002 26.00
2003 25.50
2004 25.00
2005 24.50
2006 24.10
2007 23.60
2008 23.10
2009 22.50
2010 21.90
2011 21.50
2012 21.20
2013 20.90
2014 20.80
2015 20.60
2016 20.50
2017 20.50
2018 20.50
2019 20.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Belize was 20.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.20 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 26.10
2001 25.70
2002 25.40
2003 25.10
2004 24.80
2005 24.60
2006 24.50
2007 24.30
2008 24.00
2009 23.60
2010 23.10
2011 22.70
2012 22.30
2013 22.00
2014 21.70
2015 21.30
2016 21.00
2017 20.70
2018 20.40
2019 20.20

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 Belize was 20.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 2017.

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 27.10
2001 26.50
2002 26.00
2003 25.40
2004 24.90
2005 24.40
2006 24.00
2007 23.50
2008 23.10
2009 22.50
2010 21.90
2011 21.40
2012 21.10
2013 20.90
2014 20.80
2015 20.60
2016 20.50
2017 20.40
2018 20.40
2019 20.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Belize was 21.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.20 in 2017.

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 27.90
2001 27.50
2002 27.00
2003 26.60
2004 26.00
2005 25.40
2006 24.90
2007 24.30
2008 23.70
2009 23.20
2010 22.60
2011 22.20
2012 21.90
2013 21.70
2014 21.50
2015 21.40
2016 21.30
2017 21.20
2018 21.20
2019 21.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition