Nepal - 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 Nepal was 35.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35.30 in 2015.

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 45.80
2001 44.40
2002 43.20
2003 42.00
2004 41.00
2005 40.00
2006 39.20
2007 38.50
2008 37.80
2009 37.10
2010 36.60
2011 36.20
2012 35.90
2013 35.60
2014 35.40
2015 35.30
2016 35.30
2017 35.30
2018 35.50
2019 35.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Nepal was 44.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.50 in 2017.

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 61.70
2001 59.80
2002 58.00
2003 56.30
2004 54.60
2005 53.10
2006 51.70
2007 50.40
2008 49.30
2009 48.30
2010 47.50
2011 46.70
2012 46.00
2013 45.50
2014 45.10
2015 44.80
2016 44.60
2017 44.50
2018 44.50
2019 44.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Nepal was 42.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 42.50 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 51.20
2001 50.50
2002 49.80
2003 49.20
2004 48.50
2005 47.90
2006 47.30
2007 46.70
2008 46.20
2009 45.70
2010 45.20
2011 44.80
2012 44.40
2013 44.10
2014 43.70
2015 43.50
2016 43.20
2017 43.00
2018 42.70
2019 42.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition