Jordan - 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 Jordan was 37.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.00 in 2005.

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 30.40
2001 29.90
2002 29.50
2003 29.30
2004 29.10
2005 29.00
2006 29.00
2007 29.00
2008 29.00
2009 29.10
2010 29.30
2011 29.90
2012 30.50
2013 31.20
2014 32.20
2015 33.20
2016 34.40
2017 35.60
2018 36.60
2019 37.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Jordan was 32.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.40 in 2010.

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 32.60
2001 32.00
2002 31.50
2003 31.30
2004 31.20
2005 31.10
2006 31.10
2007 30.90
2008 30.80
2009 30.60
2010 30.40
2011 30.50
2012 30.50
2013 30.60
2014 30.90
2015 31.30
2016 31.70
2017 32.10
2018 32.40
2019 32.70

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 Jordan was 38.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 28.70 in 2005.

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 30.20
2001 29.60
2002 29.20
2003 29.00
2004 28.80
2005 28.70
2006 28.80
2007 28.70
2008 28.80
2009 28.90
2010 29.10
2011 29.80
2012 30.40
2013 31.20
2014 32.20
2015 33.30
2016 34.50
2017 35.70
2018 36.80
2019 38.00

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Jordan was 33.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.70 in 2019 and a minimum value of 31.20 in 2010.

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 33.20
2001 32.90
2002 32.60
2003 32.50
2004 32.20
2005 31.90
2006 31.80
2007 31.60
2008 31.50
2009 31.30
2010 31.20
2011 31.30
2012 31.50
2013 31.70
2014 32.00
2015 32.30
2016 32.70
2017 33.10
2018 33.40
2019 33.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition