North America - 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 North America was 11.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.82 in 2002.

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 7.95
2001 7.83
2002 7.82
2003 7.90
2004 7.99
2005 8.16
2006 8.43
2007 8.70
2008 8.88
2009 9.15
2010 9.42
2011 9.70
2012 9.88
2013 10.17
2014 10.36
2015 10.56
2016 10.85
2017 11.05
2018 11.35
2019 11.66

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition