Japan - 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 Japan was 19.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 19.00 in 2018.

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 21.30
2001 21.40
2002 21.40
2003 21.40
2004 21.30
2005 21.20
2006 21.10
2007 20.90
2008 20.60
2009 20.40
2010 20.10
2011 19.90
2012 19.70
2013 19.50
2014 19.30
2015 19.20
2016 19.10
2017 19.10
2018 19.00
2019 19.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Japan was 16.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.90 in 2001.

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 15.10
2001 14.90
2002 14.90
2003 14.90
2004 14.90
2005 15.00
2006 15.10
2007 15.10
2008 15.20
2009 15.20
2010 15.30
2011 15.40
2012 15.40
2013 15.50
2014 15.70
2015 15.80
2016 16.00
2017 16.20
2018 16.50
2019 16.70

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 Japan was 18.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 18.90 in 2018.

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 21.20
2001 21.30
2002 21.30
2003 21.30
2004 21.20
2005 21.10
2006 21.00
2007 20.80
2008 20.50
2009 20.20
2010 20.00
2011 19.80
2012 19.60
2013 19.40
2014 19.20
2015 19.10
2016 19.00
2017 19.00
2018 18.90
2019 18.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Japan was 23.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 23.40 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 26.20
2001 25.90
2002 25.70
2003 25.50
2004 25.30
2005 25.20
2006 25.10
2007 25.00
2008 24.80
2009 24.70
2010 24.60
2011 24.50
2012 24.40
2013 24.20
2014 24.10
2015 23.90
2016 23.80
2017 23.70
2018 23.50
2019 23.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition