Iran - 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 Iran was 24.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.80 in 2011.

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 27.40
2001 26.50
2002 26.00
2003 25.50
2004 25.00
2005 24.50
2006 24.10
2007 23.80
2008 23.40
2009 23.20
2010 23.00
2011 22.80
2012 22.80
2013 22.80
2014 22.90
2015 23.00
2016 23.10
2017 23.40
2018 23.70
2019 24.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Iran was 26.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.40 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 40.90
2001 39.60
2002 38.50
2003 37.50
2004 36.50
2005 35.50
2006 34.50
2007 33.50
2008 32.50
2009 31.60
2010 30.70
2011 29.80
2012 29.00
2013 28.30
2014 27.70
2015 27.20
2016 26.80
2017 26.50
2018 26.40
2019 26.50

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 Iran was 24.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.70 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 27.30
2001 26.40
2002 25.90
2003 25.40
2004 24.90
2005 24.50
2006 24.00
2007 23.70
2008 23.40
2009 23.10
2010 22.90
2011 22.80
2012 22.70
2013 22.80
2014 22.80
2015 22.90
2016 23.10
2017 23.40
2018 23.70
2019 24.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Iran was 23.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.70 in 2015.

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 29.80
2001 28.60
2002 28.00
2003 27.30
2004 26.70
2005 26.10
2006 25.60
2007 25.30
2008 24.80
2009 24.50
2010 24.30
2011 24.10
2012 24.00
2013 23.90
2014 23.90
2015 23.70
2016 23.70
2017 23.70
2018 23.70
2019 23.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition