High income - 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 High income was 13.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.71 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.99 in 2004.

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 12.28
2001 12.13
2002 12.05
2003 12.03
2004 11.99
2005 12.00
2006 12.05
2007 12.09
2008 12.10
2009 12.14
2010 12.18
2011 12.29
2012 12.37
2013 12.49
2014 12.62
2015 12.78
2016 12.98
2017 13.19
2018 13.43
2019 13.71

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in High income was 12.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 12.95 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.45 in 2008.

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 12.18
2001 11.95
2002 11.80
2003 11.69
2004 11.62
2005 11.58
2006 11.50
2007 11.46
2008 11.45
2009 11.47
2010 11.48
2011 11.54
2012 11.60
2013 11.69
2014 11.83
2015 11.99
2016 12.20
2017 12.41
2018 12.67
2019 12.95

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 High income was 13.62 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.62 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.87 in 2004.

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 12.15
2001 12.02
2002 11.94
2003 11.92
2004 11.87
2005 11.89
2006 11.93
2007 11.96
2008 11.98
2009 12.02
2010 12.05
2011 12.19
2012 12.26
2013 12.39
2014 12.52
2015 12.68
2016 12.88
2017 13.09
2018 13.33
2019 13.62

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in High income was 16.66 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.93 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.89 in 2008.

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 16.93
2001 16.60
2002 16.36
2003 16.20
2004 16.07
2005 16.00
2006 15.94
2007 15.94
2008 15.89
2009 15.90
2010 15.92
2011 15.98
2012 16.05
2013 16.08
2014 16.19
2015 16.24
2016 16.37
2017 16.45
2018 16.54
2019 16.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition