Gabon - 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 Gabon was 52.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.40 in 2019.

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 58.50
2001 58.40
2002 58.30
2003 58.20
2004 58.10
2005 57.90
2006 57.70
2007 57.30
2008 57.00
2009 56.70
2010 56.30
2011 55.80
2012 55.30
2013 54.90
2014 54.40
2015 54.00
2016 53.60
2017 53.20
2018 52.80
2019 52.40

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Gabon was 57.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 68.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 57.90 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 68.30
2001 67.90
2002 67.40
2003 67.00
2004 66.40
2005 65.90
2006 65.40
2007 64.80
2008 64.20
2009 63.70
2010 63.20
2011 62.80
2012 62.30
2013 61.90
2014 61.50
2015 60.90
2016 60.10
2017 59.40
2018 58.60
2019 57.90

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 Gabon was 52.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.40 in 2019.

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 58.60
2001 58.50
2002 58.40
2003 58.30
2004 58.20
2005 58.00
2006 57.80
2007 57.40
2008 57.10
2009 56.70
2010 56.30
2011 55.90
2012 55.40
2013 54.90
2014 54.40
2015 54.00
2016 53.60
2017 53.20
2018 52.80
2019 52.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Gabon was 52.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.40 in 2001 and a minimum value of 52.50 in 2019.

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 57.40
2001 57.40
2002 57.30
2003 57.20
2004 57.00
2005 56.90
2006 56.70
2007 56.40
2008 56.20
2009 55.90
2010 55.70
2011 55.30
2012 55.00
2013 54.60
2014 54.30
2015 54.00
2016 53.60
2017 53.20
2018 52.80
2019 52.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition