Jamaica - 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 Jamaica was 19.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.20 in 2013.

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 24.70
2001 23.90
2002 23.30
2003 22.80
2004 22.40
2005 21.90
2006 21.50
2007 21.00
2008 20.60
2009 20.20
2010 19.80
2011 19.60
2012 19.30
2013 19.20
2014 19.20
2015 19.20
2016 19.30
2017 19.40
2018 19.50
2019 19.70

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition