Burundi - 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 Burundi was 38.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.60 in 2010.

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 36.90
2001 36.10
2002 35.40
2003 34.60
2004 33.90
2005 33.10
2006 32.40
2007 31.80
2008 31.20
2009 30.80
2010 30.60
2011 30.70
2012 31.10
2013 31.80
2014 32.60
2015 33.70
2016 34.80
2017 36.00
2018 37.20
2019 38.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Burundi was 58.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.00 in 2011.

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 67.70
2001 65.80
2002 63.80
2003 62.00
2004 60.30
2005 58.60
2006 57.00
2007 55.50
2008 54.20
2009 53.10
2010 52.40
2011 52.00
2012 52.00
2013 52.30
2014 52.90
2015 53.70
2016 54.70
2017 55.90
2018 56.90
2019 58.00

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 Burundi was 37.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.30 in 2010.

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 35.70
2001 34.90
2002 34.20
2003 33.40
2004 32.60
2005 31.90
2006 31.20
2007 30.50
2008 29.90
2009 29.50
2010 29.30
2011 29.50
2012 30.00
2013 30.70
2014 31.60
2015 32.70
2016 33.90
2017 35.20
2018 36.50
2019 37.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Burundi was 44.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 40.20 in 2010.

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 45.00
2001 44.60
2002 44.20
2003 43.60
2004 43.10
2005 42.50
2006 42.00
2007 41.40
2008 40.90
2009 40.50
2010 40.20
2011 40.20
2012 40.40
2013 40.70
2014 41.20
2015 41.80
2016 42.40
2017 43.00
2018 43.60
2019 44.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition