IDA only - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in IDA only was 43.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 43.76 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 48.60
2001 48.39
2002 48.19
2003 47.99
2004 47.74
2005 47.42
2006 47.10
2007 46.72
2008 46.31
2009 45.91
2010 45.54
2011 45.22
2012 44.98
2013 44.75
2014 44.57
2015 44.41
2016 44.26
2017 44.08
2018 43.91
2019 43.76

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