China - 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 China was 15.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.80 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 22.10
2001 21.10
2002 20.30
2003 19.60
2004 19.00
2005 18.30
2006 17.60
2007 16.90
2008 16.40
2009 15.80
2010 15.30
2011 15.00
2012 14.80
2013 14.80
2014 14.80
2015 14.90
2016 15.10
2017 15.20
2018 15.30
2019 15.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in China was 18.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.10 in 2014.

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 28.50
2001 27.00
2002 25.80
2003 24.60
2004 23.60
2005 22.60
2006 21.70
2007 20.80
2008 20.10
2009 19.50
2010 19.00
2011 18.60
2012 18.30
2013 18.20
2014 18.10
2015 18.20
2016 18.30
2017 18.40
2018 18.50
2019 18.80

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 China was 15.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.60 in 2014.

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 21.90
2001 20.90
2002 20.10
2003 19.40
2004 18.80
2005 18.10
2006 17.40
2007 16.70
2008 16.20
2009 15.60
2010 15.10
2011 14.80
2012 14.70
2013 14.70
2014 14.60
2015 14.80
2016 15.00
2017 15.10
2018 15.20
2019 15.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in China was 18.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 18.50 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 28.70
2001 27.70
2002 26.90
2003 26.10
2004 25.30
2005 24.40
2006 23.50
2007 22.60
2008 21.80
2009 21.00
2010 20.20
2011 19.70
2012 19.30
2013 19.10
2014 18.90
2015 18.90
2016 19.00
2017 18.80
2018 18.60
2019 18.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition