Ecuador - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Ecuador was 22.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.10 in 2016.

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 29.80
2001 29.00
2002 28.30
2003 27.70
2004 27.00
2005 26.50
2006 25.80
2007 25.10
2008 24.40
2009 24.00
2010 23.50
2011 22.90
2012 22.50
2013 22.20
2014 22.20
2015 22.20
2016 22.10
2017 22.20
2018 22.20
2019 22.30

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition