Namibia - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Namibia was 29.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.90 in 2018.

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 31.80
2001 31.40
2002 31.10
2003 31.00
2004 30.90
2005 30.70
2006 30.50
2007 30.20
2008 29.90
2009 29.70
2010 29.50
2011 29.40
2012 29.30
2013 29.20
2014 29.10
2015 29.10
2016 29.00
2017 29.00
2018 28.90
2019 29.00

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition