Nepal - 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 Nepal was 35.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.90 in 2015.

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 45.40
2001 43.90
2002 42.60
2003 41.50
2004 40.40
2005 39.50
2006 38.70
2007 37.90
2008 37.20
2009 36.60
2010 36.10
2011 35.70
2012 35.40
2013 35.20
2014 35.00
2015 34.90
2016 34.90
2017 35.00
2018 35.10
2019 35.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition