Comoros - 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 Comoros was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.70 in 2013.

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 38.40
2001 37.80
2002 37.30
2003 36.80
2004 36.30
2005 35.80
2006 35.10
2007 34.60
2008 34.10
2009 33.60
2010 33.20
2011 32.90
2012 32.80
2013 32.70
2014 32.80
2015 33.00
2016 33.10
2017 33.30
2018 33.50
2019 33.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Comoros was 53.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 53.80 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 61.30
2001 60.50
2002 59.90
2003 59.40
2004 58.80
2005 58.20
2006 57.50
2007 56.80
2008 56.20
2009 55.50
2010 55.00
2011 54.40
2012 54.10
2013 53.90
2014 53.80
2015 53.80
2016 53.90
2017 53.90
2018 53.90
2019 53.90

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 Comoros was 33.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.20 in 2012.

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 37.90
2001 37.30
2002 36.80
2003 36.30
2004 35.80
2005 35.20
2006 34.60
2007 34.00
2008 33.50
2009 33.10
2010 32.70
2011 32.40
2012 32.20
2013 32.20
2014 32.30
2015 32.50
2016 32.70
2017 32.90
2018 33.10
2019 33.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Comoros was 38.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 38.00 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 42.70
2001 42.30
2002 42.00
2003 41.60
2004 41.30
2005 40.80
2006 40.30
2007 39.90
2008 39.50
2009 39.10
2010 38.70
2011 38.50
2012 38.30
2013 38.20
2014 38.10
2015 38.10
2016 38.10
2017 38.10
2018 38.10
2019 38.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition