Caribbean small states - 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 Caribbean small states was 20.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.75 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.84 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 26.75
2001 25.96
2002 25.26
2003 24.70
2004 24.09
2005 23.53
2006 23.03
2007 22.53
2008 21.99
2009 21.46
2010 20.99
2011 20.59
2012 20.25
2013 20.02
2014 19.96
2015 19.89
2016 19.84
2017 19.90
2018 19.99
2019 20.21

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Caribbean small states was 23.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 29.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.70 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 29.49
2001 29.19
2002 29.05
2003 28.98
2004 28.89
2005 28.73
2006 28.57
2007 28.28
2008 27.90
2009 27.43
2010 26.91
2011 26.39
2012 25.87
2013 25.43
2014 25.12
2015 24.73
2016 24.46
2017 24.12
2018 23.85
2019 23.70

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 Caribbean small states was 20.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.72 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.74 in 2015.

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 26.72
2001 25.88
2002 25.17
2003 24.61
2004 24.04
2005 23.47
2006 22.98
2007 22.40
2008 21.92
2009 21.38
2010 20.87
2011 20.50
2012 20.13
2013 19.92
2014 19.83
2015 19.74
2016 19.76
2017 19.79
2018 19.90
2019 20.08

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Caribbean small states was 23.17 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.17 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.08 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).

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Year Value
2000 28.17
2001 27.66
2002 27.19
2003 26.82
2004 26.50
2005 26.05
2006 25.62
2007 25.21
2008 24.75
2009 24.36
2010 23.98
2011 23.72
2012 23.44
2013 23.29
2014 23.18
2015 23.11
2016 23.10
2017 23.08
2018 23.09
2019 23.17

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition