France - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in France was 16.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 14.50 in 2002.

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 14.80
2001 14.60
2002 14.50
2003 14.50
2004 14.60
2005 14.60
2006 14.60
2007 14.60
2008 14.60
2009 14.60
2010 14.50
2011 14.60
2012 14.70
2013 14.90
2014 15.10
2015 15.30
2016 15.50
2017 15.80
2018 16.00
2019 16.20

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