Finland - 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 Finland was 10.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.60 in 2008.

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 10.50
2001 10.30
2002 10.20
2003 10.10
2004 9.90
2005 9.90
2006 9.80
2007 9.70
2008 9.60
2009 9.60
2010 9.60
2011 9.60
2012 9.70
2013 9.70
2014 9.90
2015 10.00
2016 10.20
2017 10.40
2018 10.60
2019 10.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Finland was 11.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 2009.

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 10.70
2001 10.50
2002 10.40
2003 10.30
2004 10.30
2005 10.20
2006 10.20
2007 10.10
2008 10.10
2009 10.00
2010 10.00
2011 10.00
2012 10.10
2013 10.20
2014 10.40
2015 10.50
2016 10.80
2017 11.10
2018 11.40
2019 11.80

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 Finland was 10.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 2009.

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 10.30
2001 10.10
2002 10.00
2003 9.90
2004 9.80
2005 9.70
2006 9.60
2007 9.50
2008 9.50
2009 9.40
2010 9.40
2011 9.40
2012 9.50
2013 9.60
2014 9.70
2015 9.80
2016 10.00
2017 10.20
2018 10.50
2019 10.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Finland was 16.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.20 in 2009.

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 16.90
2001 16.60
2002 16.30
2003 16.10
2004 15.90
2005 15.70
2006 15.50
2007 15.40
2008 15.30
2009 15.20
2010 15.20
2011 15.20
2012 15.30
2013 15.40
2014 15.50
2015 15.60
2016 15.80
2017 16.00
2018 16.10
2019 16.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition