Pacific island small states - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Pacific island small states was 41.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.71 in 2000 and a minimum value of 41.60 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 45.71
2001 45.62
2002 45.53
2003 45.43
2004 45.30
2005 45.16
2006 44.97
2007 44.73
2008 44.44
2009 44.18
2010 43.94
2011 43.70
2012 43.46
2013 43.25
2014 42.99
2015 42.75
2016 42.50
2017 42.23
2018 41.90
2019 41.60

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