Ecuador - 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 Ecuador was 17.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.90 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 25.10
2001 24.30
2002 23.40
2003 22.70
2004 22.00
2005 21.40
2006 20.70
2007 20.00
2008 19.30
2009 18.80
2010 18.30
2011 17.70
2012 17.30
2013 17.00
2014 17.00
2015 17.00
2016 16.90
2017 17.00
2018 17.10
2019 17.20

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Ecuador was 23.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.50 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 31.90
2001 31.40
2002 30.90
2003 30.50
2004 30.10
2005 29.60
2006 29.20
2007 28.50
2008 27.80
2009 27.10
2010 26.30
2011 25.60
2012 25.00
2013 24.50
2014 24.30
2015 24.00
2016 23.80
2017 23.70
2018 23.60
2019 23.50

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 Ecuador was 17.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.70 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 24.80
2001 23.90
2002 23.10
2003 22.40
2004 21.70
2005 21.10
2006 20.40
2007 19.70
2008 19.00
2009 18.50
2010 18.00
2011 17.50
2012 17.00
2013 16.80
2014 16.70
2015 16.70
2016 16.70
2017 16.70
2018 16.80
2019 17.00

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).

See also:

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition