Haiti - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Haiti was 48.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.70 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 54.10
2001 53.80
2002 53.40
2003 53.10
2004 52.80
2005 52.40
2006 52.00
2007 51.60
2008 51.20
2009 50.80
2010 50.40
2011 50.10
2012 49.90
2013 49.60
2014 49.40
2015 49.30
2016 49.10
2017 49.00
2018 48.90
2019 48.70

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