Palau - 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 Palau was 28.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 27.20 in 2009.

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 28.10
2001 27.90
2002 27.70
2003 27.60
2004 27.60
2005 27.50
2006 27.50
2007 27.40
2008 27.30
2009 27.20
2010 27.20
2011 27.20
2012 27.30
2013 27.40
2014 27.50
2015 27.70
2016 27.90
2017 28.10
2018 28.30
2019 28.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Palau was 33.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.90 in 2007, while its lowest value was 33.50 in 2019.

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 35.60
2001 35.80
2002 36.00
2003 36.20
2004 36.50
2005 36.70
2006 36.90
2007 36.90
2008 36.70
2009 36.40
2010 36.10
2011 35.80
2012 35.50
2013 35.10
2014 34.70
2015 34.40
2016 34.20
2017 34.00
2018 33.70
2019 33.50

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 Palau was 28.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.90 in 2009.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 27.80
2001 27.60
2002 27.40
2003 27.30
2004 27.30
2005 27.20
2006 27.20
2007 27.20
2008 27.00
2009 26.90
2010 26.90
2011 27.00
2012 27.00
2013 27.10
2014 27.20
2015 27.40
2016 27.70
2017 27.80
2018 28.00
2019 28.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Palau was 34.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 34.30 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 36.40
2001 36.30
2002 36.10
2003 36.10
2004 36.00
2005 35.80
2006 35.70
2007 35.50
2008 35.30
2009 35.10
2010 35.00
2011 34.90
2012 34.80
2013 34.70
2014 34.60
2015 34.60
2016 34.50
2017 34.50
2018 34.30
2019 34.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition