IBRD only - 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 IBRD only was 29.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.55 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.53 in 2013.

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 32.55
2001 32.02
2002 31.62
2003 31.26
2004 30.92
2005 30.57
2006 30.18
2007 29.81
2008 29.49
2009 29.10
2010 28.81
2011 28.65
2012 28.53
2013 28.53
2014 28.60
2015 28.70
2016 28.90
2017 29.18
2018 29.47
2019 29.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in IBRD only was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.52 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.75 in 2018.

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 45.52
2001 44.38
2002 43.57
2003 42.90
2004 42.28
2005 41.58
2006 40.84
2007 40.03
2008 39.16
2009 38.31
2010 37.48
2011 36.69
2012 35.98
2013 35.34
2014 34.79
2015 34.40
2016 34.03
2017 33.85
2018 33.75
2019 33.80

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 IBRD only was 29.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.38 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.41 in 2012.

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 32.38
2001 31.85
2002 31.44
2003 31.08
2004 30.77
2005 30.40
2006 30.03
2007 29.66
2008 29.34
2009 28.95
2010 28.65
2011 28.49
2012 28.41
2013 28.41
2014 28.46
2015 28.60
2016 28.83
2017 29.09
2018 29.37
2019 29.71

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in IBRD only was 33.54 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.95 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.53 in 2018.

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 39.95
2001 39.53
2002 39.21
2003 38.88
2004 38.51
2005 38.03
2006 37.52
2007 36.98
2008 36.42
2009 35.81
2010 35.27
2011 34.81
2012 34.40
2013 34.12
2014 33.87
2015 33.69
2016 33.63
2017 33.60
2018 33.53
2019 33.54

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition