Ghana - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Ghana was 47.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.30 in 2003 and a minimum value of 47.20 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).

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Year Value
2000 55.20
2001 55.20
2002 55.30
2003 55.30
2004 55.20
2005 55.10
2006 54.90
2007 54.70
2008 54.30
2009 54.00
2010 53.50
2011 53.00
2012 52.50
2013 52.00
2014 51.40
2015 50.80
2016 50.00
2017 49.00
2018 48.10
2019 47.20

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