Kuwait - 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 Kuwait was 23.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 2007.

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 24.10
2001 23.40
2002 22.60
2003 22.20
2004 21.70
2005 21.20
2006 20.40
2007 20.10
2008 20.10
2009 20.30
2010 20.40
2011 20.70
2012 21.10
2013 21.70
2014 22.10
2015 22.40
2016 22.70
2017 23.10
2018 23.40
2019 23.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Kuwait was 19.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.30 in 2007.

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 20.00
2001 19.40
2002 18.90
2003 18.60
2004 18.30
2005 17.90
2006 17.50
2007 17.30
2008 17.30
2009 17.50
2010 17.40
2011 17.50
2012 17.70
2013 18.10
2014 18.40
2015 18.60
2016 18.80
2017 19.20
2018 19.40
2019 19.80

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 Kuwait was 23.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.90 in 2007.

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 24.00
2001 23.30
2002 22.50
2003 22.10
2004 21.60
2005 21.10
2006 20.30
2007 19.90
2008 19.90
2009 20.30
2010 20.30
2011 20.60
2012 21.00
2013 21.70
2014 22.10
2015 22.40
2016 22.70
2017 23.10
2018 23.40
2019 23.70

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Kuwait was 23.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 22.10 in 2008.

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 25.40
2001 24.90
2002 24.50
2003 24.20
2004 23.80
2005 23.40
2006 22.70
2007 22.30
2008 22.10
2009 22.20
2010 22.20
2011 22.40
2012 22.60
2013 22.90
2014 23.10
2015 23.20
2016 23.30
2017 23.50
2018 23.60
2019 23.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition