Ghana - 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 Ghana was 35.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 49.50 in 2004, while its lowest value was 35.40 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 49.00
2001 49.10
2002 49.20
2003 49.40
2004 49.50
2005 49.30
2006 49.10
2007 48.70
2008 48.10
2009 47.30
2010 46.30
2011 45.20
2012 44.20
2013 43.10
2014 41.90
2015 40.70
2016 39.20
2017 37.80
2018 36.60
2019 35.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition