India - 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 India was 53.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 54.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 52.60 in 2016.

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 54.10
2001 54.00
2002 54.00
2003 54.10
2004 54.10
2005 54.20
2006 54.10
2007 54.10
2008 54.00
2009 53.70
2010 53.50
2011 53.40
2012 53.20
2013 53.00
2014 52.90
2015 52.70
2016 52.60
2017 52.80
2018 52.90
2019 53.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in India was 53.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 69.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 53.40 in 2019.

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 69.50
2001 68.30
2002 67.30
2003 66.30
2004 65.30
2005 64.40
2006 63.40
2007 62.50
2008 61.50
2009 60.60
2010 59.70
2011 58.80
2012 58.00
2013 57.20
2014 56.40
2015 55.70
2016 55.00
2017 54.50
2018 53.90
2019 53.40

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 India was 53.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 54.20 in 2007, while its lowest value was 52.80 in 2015.

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 54.10
2001 54.00
2002 54.00
2003 54.10
2004 54.20
2005 54.20
2006 54.20
2007 54.20
2008 54.10
2009 53.80
2010 53.60
2011 53.50
2012 53.30
2013 53.10
2014 53.00
2015 52.80
2016 52.80
2017 52.90
2018 53.00
2019 53.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in India was 50.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 50.10 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 53.70
2001 53.50
2002 53.40
2003 53.30
2004 53.20
2005 53.00
2006 52.80
2007 52.60
2008 52.40
2009 52.10
2010 51.90
2011 51.70
2012 51.40
2013 51.20
2014 50.90
2015 50.60
2016 50.40
2017 50.40
2018 50.20
2019 50.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition