Bosnia and Herzegovina - 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina was 24.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.80 in 2012.

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 25.30
2001 25.00
2002 24.70
2003 24.60
2004 24.50
2005 24.40
2006 24.30
2007 24.20
2008 24.10
2009 24.00
2010 23.90
2011 23.90
2012 23.80
2013 23.80
2014 23.80
2015 23.80
2016 23.80
2017 23.90
2018 24.10
2019 24.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 24.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.10 in 2013.

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 25.30
2001 25.00
2002 24.80
2003 24.80
2004 24.80
2005 24.80
2006 24.70
2007 24.50
2008 24.20
2009 23.90
2010 23.60
2011 23.40
2012 23.20
2013 23.10
2014 23.10
2015 23.20
2016 23.40
2017 23.60
2018 23.90
2019 24.30

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina was 24.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.70 in 2012.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 25.20
2001 24.80
2002 24.60
2003 24.40
2004 24.40
2005 24.30
2006 24.20
2007 24.10
2008 24.00
2009 23.90
2010 23.80
2011 23.80
2012 23.70
2013 23.70
2014 23.70
2015 23.70
2016 23.80
2017 23.80
2018 24.00
2019 24.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 27.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.20 in 2016.

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 31.20
2001 30.70
2002 30.30
2003 29.90
2004 29.70
2005 29.40
2006 29.20
2007 28.90
2008 28.60
2009 28.30
2010 28.00
2011 27.80
2012 27.60
2013 27.50
2014 27.40
2015 27.30
2016 27.20
2017 27.20
2018 27.20
2019 27.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition