Namibia - 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 Namibia was 25.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.40 in 2014.

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 29.50
2002 28.70
2003 28.30
2004 28.00
2005 27.50
2006 27.00
2007 26.50
2008 25.90
2009 25.50
2010 25.10
2011 24.80
2012 24.70
2013 24.50
2014 24.40
2015 24.50
2016 24.50
2017 24.60
2018 24.80
2019 25.20

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition