Costa Rica - 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 Costa Rica was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.10 in 2011.

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 15.90
2001 15.50
2002 15.10
2003 14.70
2004 14.30
2005 13.90
2006 13.50
2007 13.10
2008 12.80
2009 12.50
2010 12.20
2011 12.10
2012 12.10
2013 12.10
2014 12.20
2015 12.40
2016 12.60
2017 12.90
2018 13.20
2019 13.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition