Micronesia - 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 Micronesia was 25.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.60 in 2001.

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 21.70
2001 21.60
2002 21.60
2003 21.70
2004 21.80
2005 21.90
2006 22.00
2007 22.10
2008 22.20
2009 22.20
2010 22.30
2011 22.50
2012 22.70
2013 23.00
2014 23.20
2015 23.50
2016 23.90
2017 24.30
2018 24.60
2019 25.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Micronesia was 36.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.30 in 2008, while its lowest value was 35.90 in 2000.

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 35.90
2001 36.20
2002 36.60
2003 37.00
2004 37.40
2005 37.80
2006 38.10
2007 38.30
2008 38.30
2009 38.20
2010 38.00
2011 38.00
2012 37.80
2013 37.70
2014 37.50
2015 37.30
2016 37.20
2017 37.00
2018 36.80
2019 36.70

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 Micronesia was 24.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 2001.

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 20.50
2001 20.40
2002 20.40
2003 20.50
2004 20.70
2005 20.80
2006 21.00
2007 21.20
2008 21.20
2009 21.30
2010 21.40
2011 21.70
2012 21.90
2013 22.20
2014 22.40
2015 22.80
2016 23.20
2017 23.60
2018 23.90
2019 24.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Micronesia was 35.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 35.30 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 36.70
2001 36.60
2002 36.50
2003 36.50
2004 36.40
2005 36.30
2006 36.20
2007 36.10
2008 35.90
2009 35.70
2010 35.60
2011 35.60
2012 35.50
2013 35.50
2014 35.40
2015 35.40
2016 35.50
2017 35.40
2018 35.40
2019 35.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition