Cameroon - 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 Cameroon was 40.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 40.60 in 2017.

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 42.30
2001 42.40
2002 42.50
2003 42.50
2004 42.50
2005 42.50
2006 42.30
2007 42.10
2008 41.90
2009 41.70
2010 41.40
2011 41.30
2012 41.20
2013 41.10
2014 41.00
2015 40.90
2016 40.80
2017 40.60
2018 40.60
2019 40.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Cameroon was 59.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 70.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 59.20 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 70.70
2001 70.00
2002 69.30
2003 68.60
2004 67.90
2005 67.20
2006 66.50
2007 65.80
2008 65.10
2009 64.60
2010 64.00
2011 63.60
2012 63.30
2013 62.90
2014 62.60
2015 62.10
2016 61.50
2017 60.80
2018 60.00
2019 59.20

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 Cameroon was 40.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 41.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 40.10 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 41.10
2001 41.10
2002 41.20
2003 41.30
2004 41.30
2005 41.40
2006 41.30
2007 41.10
2008 41.00
2009 40.70
2010 40.50
2011 40.40
2012 40.40
2013 40.40
2014 40.30
2015 40.30
2016 40.20
2017 40.10
2018 40.10
2019 40.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Cameroon was 44.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 44.40 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 52.20
2001 52.10
2002 52.00
2003 51.80
2004 51.50
2005 51.30
2006 50.90
2007 50.50
2008 50.00
2009 49.50
2010 49.00
2011 48.50
2012 48.10
2013 47.60
2014 47.10
2015 46.60
2016 46.10
2017 45.50
2018 44.90
2019 44.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition