Brazil - 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 Brazil was 16.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 2019.

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 26.90
2001 26.30
2002 25.80
2003 25.40
2004 24.90
2005 24.20
2006 23.60
2007 22.80
2008 22.00
2009 20.90
2010 19.90
2011 19.10
2012 18.30
2013 17.70
2014 17.20
2015 16.80
2016 16.50
2017 16.30
2018 16.20
2019 16.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Brazil was 11.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.60 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 25.90
2001 25.00
2002 24.30
2003 23.70
2004 23.00
2005 22.20
2006 21.40
2007 20.60
2008 19.70
2009 18.70
2010 17.70
2011 16.70
2012 15.90
2013 15.10
2014 14.30
2015 13.70
2016 13.00
2017 12.50
2018 11.90
2019 11.60

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 Brazil was 16.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 2019.

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 27.00
2001 26.30
2002 25.80
2003 25.30
2004 24.90
2005 24.20
2006 23.60
2007 22.80
2008 21.90
2009 20.90
2010 19.80
2011 19.00
2012 18.30
2013 17.60
2014 17.10
2015 16.70
2016 16.40
2017 16.20
2018 16.10
2019 16.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Brazil was 19.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.10 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 26.30
2001 25.90
2002 25.80
2003 25.60
2004 25.30
2005 24.90
2006 24.50
2007 23.90
2008 23.30
2009 22.60
2010 21.90
2011 21.30
2012 20.80
2013 20.30
2014 19.90
2015 19.60
2016 19.40
2017 19.30
2018 19.20
2019 19.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition