Malta - 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 Malta was 13.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.20 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 13.70
2001 13.40
2002 13.20
2003 13.00
2004 12.70
2005 12.60
2006 12.50
2007 12.40
2008 12.30
2009 12.30
2010 12.30
2011 12.20
2012 12.30
2013 12.30
2014 12.40
2015 12.60
2016 12.70
2017 13.00
2018 13.30
2019 13.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Malta was 17.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.60 in 2004.

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 14.70
2003 14.70
2004 14.60
2005 14.60
2006 14.60
2007 14.70
2008 14.80
2009 14.90
2010 15.00
2011 15.00
2012 15.20
2013 15.30
2014 15.50
2015 15.80
2016 16.10
2017 16.40
2018 16.90
2019 17.40

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 Malta was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 13.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.10 in 2009.

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 13.50
2001 13.20
2002 13.00
2003 12.80
2004 12.60
2005 12.40
2006 12.30
2007 12.20
2008 12.20
2009 12.10
2010 12.10
2011 12.10
2012 12.10
2013 12.20
2014 12.20
2015 12.40
2016 12.60
2017 12.80
2018 13.20
2019 13.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Malta was 19.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 18.50 in 2012.

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 21.00
2001 20.60
2002 20.20
2003 19.90
2004 19.60
2005 19.40
2006 19.20
2007 19.00
2008 18.80
2009 18.70
2010 18.70
2011 18.60
2012 18.50
2013 18.60
2014 18.50
2015 18.60
2016 18.60
2017 18.70
2018 18.90
2019 19.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition