Mauritania - 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 Mauritania was 43.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 48.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.30 in 2019.

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 48.70
2001 48.40
2002 48.20
2003 48.00
2004 47.90
2005 47.70
2006 47.40
2007 47.10
2008 46.70
2009 46.30
2010 45.90
2011 45.50
2012 45.10
2013 44.80
2014 44.50
2015 44.20
2016 43.90
2017 43.70
2018 43.50
2019 43.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Mauritania was 65.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 73.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 65.50 in 2019.

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 73.80
2001 73.60
2002 73.30
2003 73.00
2004 72.60
2005 72.20
2006 71.70
2007 71.20
2008 70.70
2009 70.30
2010 69.90
2011 69.50
2012 69.20
2013 68.90
2014 68.60
2015 68.20
2016 67.70
2017 67.10
2018 66.30
2019 65.50

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 Mauritania was 42.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 48.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.80 in 2019.

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 48.00
2001 47.80
2002 47.60
2003 47.40
2004 47.20
2005 47.10
2006 46.80
2007 46.50
2008 46.10
2009 45.70
2010 45.30
2011 44.90
2012 44.50
2013 44.20
2014 43.80
2015 43.60
2016 43.30
2017 43.10
2018 42.90
2019 42.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Mauritania was 49.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.00 in 2001 and a minimum value of 49.10 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 54.00
2001 54.00
2002 53.90
2003 53.80
2004 53.60
2005 53.50
2006 53.20
2007 53.00
2008 52.70
2009 52.40
2010 52.10
2011 51.70
2012 51.40
2013 51.10
2014 50.80
2015 50.50
2016 50.10
2017 49.80
2018 49.50
2019 49.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition